Aaly Tokombaev ( ky, Аалы Токомбаев; November 7, 1904 – June 19, 1988) was a poet, composer, and a famous novelist who greatly influenced the

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nation. In 1927 he graduated from the Middle Asian Community University (presently

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, in

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. After graduation, he fully devoted himself to Soviet Kyrgyz literature. In the following years of 1927 through 1940 he began to write a collection of poems. Tokombaev published the collections ''Lenin'' (1927), ''Flowers of Labor'' (1932), and ''Early Poems'' (1934) and the novellas ''The Dnieper Empties into the Deep Sea'' (1939) and ''The Wounded Heart'' (1940). Throughout the

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(1941–1945) he wrote patriotic and narrative poems through which he expressed his opinions, ideas, and beliefs. In his time

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was the scene of a struggle between tsarism and Soviet rule. He wrote such novels as ''Before the Dawn, Part 1''; ''Bloody Years'' (1935); ''Before the Dawn, Part 2'' (1947). Through those books he expressed opinions on the unfair rule and treatment of the Kyrgyz people. He died in 1988.

Major works

''(Russian/Kyrgyz titles in parentheses)'' * ''About Lenin'' ("Ленин тууралу", 1927) * ''Mirror of a woman'' ("Зеркало женщины", 1929) * ''Flowers of work'' ("Эмгек гүлү", 1932) * ''Attack'' ("Атака", 1932) * ''Early verses'' ("Абалкы ырлар", 1934) * ''Dnestr flow into deep sea'' ("Днестр терең деңизге куят", 1939) * ''Wounded heart'' ("Жараланган жүрөк", 1940) * ''With my own eyes'' ("Өз көзүм менен", 1952) * ''My birth certificate'' ("Менин метрикам", 1955) * ''Face to Face'' ("Лицом к лицу", 1957) * ''Time flies'' ("Время летит", 1958) * ''Investigation is going on'' ("Тергөө жүрүп жатат", 1962) * ''Melodies of komuz '' ("Мелодии комуза", 1962) * ''We were soldiers'' ("Мы были солдатами", 1974) * ''Master'' ("Мастер", 1982) * ''Toktogul'' ("Токтогул", 2014)

Honours and awards

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

Legacy

Eponyms

* Prospect after Aaly Tokombaev, a street in southern part of

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, named in 1990. *

Memorials

* Aaly Tokmbaev's memorial near Bishkek Opera and Ballet Theater.

Museums

* Museum after A.Tokmbaev in Bishkek

References

External links

Bibliography
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