Anuar Turlybekuly "Anuarbek" Alimzhanov ( kk, Әнуар Тұрлыбекұлы Әлімжанов, Änwar Turlıbekulı Älimjanov; 2 May 1930 – 9 November 1993) was a

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and Kazakh writer, publicist, public figure and politician. From October 29 to December 26, 1991, he headed the Soviet of Republics of the

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, which adopted the Declaration on the termination of the existence of the USSR.

Biography

He was born on May 2, 1930 in the village of Karlygash,

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region. It comes from the Bolatshy subgenus of the Karakeri genus of the Naiman tribe. From 1949 to 1954 he studied at the

Kazakh State University Al-Farabi Kazakh National University ( kz, Әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ ұлттық университеті, Äl-Farabi atyndağy Qazaq Ūlttyq Universitetı), also called KazGU or KazNU, is a university in Almaty, Kazakhstan ...

Alma-Ata Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...

. In 1953 he joined the

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. After graduating from the Faculty of Journalism, he worked as correspondent for

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(

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) in

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and

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. From 1963 to 1967 he worked as the editor-in-chief of the

Kazakhfilm Kazakhfilm ( kk, Қазақфильм, ''Qazaqfilm'', pronounced ; russian: Казахфильм) is a Kazakh film studio located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. History The film studio was founded in 1934 as the Alma-Ata newsreel studio, in 1936 the fir ...

film studio. In 1968, he was invited by his own correspondent of the newspaper

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(Moscow) in Kazakhstan. Since 1969, he has been the editor-in-chief of the literary weekly "Kazakh Adebieti". From 1970 to 1979, he was elected the first secretary of the

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. At the same time at the same time, but until 1986, he was secretary of the Board of the Union of Writers of the USSR. Since 1986, he was elected Chairman of the Kazakh Cultural Foundation, Chairman of the Council of Peace and Harmony of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR. People 's Deputy of the

Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

(1990–1993). He was repeatedly elected a member of the Presidium of the

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, a delegate to the 24th and 25th congresses of the CPSU. Since 1959, he was Deputy Chairman of the Soviet Committee for Relations with Writers of

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and

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, was an active member of the Afro-Asian Writers Association and the European Community of Culture. In 1981-1991, Chairman of the Kazakh Copyright Protection Agency. In March-October 1991, President of the Association of Commercial Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Kazakh SSR. From October 29 to December 26, 1991, he headed the Council of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (formed by the USSR Law No. 2392-I of September 5, 1991, but not provided for by the Constitution of the USSR). Under his chairmanship, on December 26, 1991, the Council of Republics adopted "Declaration No. 142-N" on the termination of the existence of the USSR, recognizing the

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and the creation of the

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. As the Soviet Union voted itself out of existence, the session concluded with Alimzhanov's farewell to fellow councilmembers, "Until we meet again, wherever that may be." In 1991, he was elected chairman of the

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. He died on November 9, 1993. He was buried in Alma-Ata. He was married to Flura Baynetova. He had a Son, Askar (born 1964).

Bibliography

* 1962 — «Fifty thousand miles by water and land»; * 1963 — «The caravan goes to the sun»; * 1964 — «Blue Mountains» — a tale of modernity; * 1966 — «Souvenir from Otrar»; * 1969 — «Steppe Echo», * 1967 — «Makhambet 's Arrow», * 1973 — «The Messenger» * 1974 — «The Throne of Rudaki», a historical novel; * 1979 — «The Teacher's Return», * 1992 — «Cognition».

Awards

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

(08.05.1980) *

medal "For labour valour" The Medal "For Labour Valour" (russian: Медаль «За трудовую доблесть») was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour dedicated and valorous labour or ...

(28.10.1967) * other medals * Laureate of the

Abai Abai or ABAI may refer to: People * Abai (martyr) (died 363), saint of the Syrian Church * Abai Ikwechegh (born 1923), Nigerian jurist * Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845-1904), Kazakh poet and philosopher * Abai Tasbolatov (born 1951), Kazakh politician ...

State Prize; * Laureate of the

Komsomol The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (russian: link=no, Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи (ВЛКСМ), ), usually known as Komsomol (; russian: Комсомол, links=n ...

Prize of Kazakhstan; * Laureate of the International

Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20t ...

Prize(

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

); * Laureate of the international award "Lotus" (

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

); * Laureate of the International Neto Prize (

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

Memory

Streets in the cities of

Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...

and a school in the Almaty region are named after the famous writer.

References

Literature

* * Алимжанов, Ануар Турлыбекович // Казахстан. Национальная энциклопедия (рус.). — Алматы: Қазақ энциклопедиясы, 2004. — Т. I. — ISBN 9965-9389-9-7. (CC BY-SA 3.0) * Алимжанов Ануар // Большая советская энциклопедия : � 30 т.�/ гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. — 3-е изд. — М. : Советская энциклопедия, 1969—1978.
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