Gabit Makhmutuli Musirepov ( kz, Ğabit Mahmūtūly Müsırepov, Ғабит Махмұтұлы Мүсірепов; russian: Габит Махмутович Мусрепов; 22 March 1902 – 31 December 1985) was a
Soviet
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Kazakh writer, playwright and author of libretto to
Kazakh opera ''
Kyz-Zhibek''.
He was awarded the
People's Writer
People's Writer (, ''Narodný pisatelj'') was a title granted by the Republics of the Soviet Union and the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics to its distinguished writers.
It was a title similar to that of People's Artist of the USSR
People ...
of the
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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, served as President of the Kazakhstan Union of Writers, and was a member of the
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences (official name National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan) is the highest scientific organization of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Academy of Sciences was founded on 1 June 1946 on the basis of the ...
.
Biography
Gabit Musirepov was born on 22 March 1902 (9 March according to the
Julian calendar
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) in a village located in
Kostanay
Kostanay ( kz, Қостанай, Qostanai ) is a city located on the Tobol River in northern Kazakhstan. It was known as Nikolayevsk (russian: Николаевск) until 1895 and then as Kustanay (russian: Кустанай) until 1997. Kostanay ...
region, then belonging to the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
. Between 1923 and 1926, he studied at the
Faculty of Workers in
Orenburg
Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Ural River, southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is also very close to the Kazakhstan-Russia bor ...
, and then at the agroeconomic institute at
Omsk
Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk ...
. He started his literary career in 1925, writing his first story, ''To the abyss'' (''В пучине'') in 1928, about events that occurred during the
Russian Civil War
, date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...
, 1918–1920. In 1928, he collaborated at the literary journal ''Jana-Adabiet'' (''Жана-Адабиет''). Among his works stand out ''Kyz-Zhibek'' (''Қыз Жібек''), first libretto to a Kazakh opera, with music by
Yevgeny Brusilovsky
Yevgeny Grigoryevich Brusilovsky ( rus, Евгений Григорьевич Брусиловский; – 9 May 1981) was a Soviet and Russian composer who settled in Kazakhstan. He wrote the first Kazakh opera, co-wrote the music for the a ...
, and ''The tragedy of the poet'' (''Трагедия поэта''), written in 1958 (first version titled ''Ақан сері Ақтоқты'', 1942), that dealt with the tragedy of
Ajani, a Kazakh singer and composer of the 19th century.
He was President to the Union of Kazakh Writers between 1956–1962 and 1964–1966, Secretary of the
Union of Soviet Writers
The Union of Soviet Writers, USSR Union of Writers, or Soviet Union of Writers (russian: Союз писателей СССР, translit=Soyuz Sovetstikh Pisatelei) was a creative union of professional writers in the Soviet Union. It was founded ...
(1959) and member of the 5th Convocation of the
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Верховный Совет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, r=Verkhovnyy Sovet Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respubl ...
, deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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. He died on 31 December 1985.
Legacy
The
Gabit Musirepov District
Gabit Musirepov ( kk, Ғабит Мүсірепов ауданы, ) is a district of North Kazakhstan Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Novoishimskoye. Population:
Name
The district was na ...
in northern Kazakhstan was named in his honor, as was the
. The
Museum Complex of S. Mukanov and G. Musrepov is in Almaty.
Works
Short stories
* ''Pair of Lakes'' (''Қос шалқар'', 1929)
* ''Urgent'' (''Шұғыла'', 1933)
* ''Stubby nostril'' (''Талпақ танау'', 1933)
Novels
* ''Kazakh Soldier'' (''Қазақ солдаты'', 1949)
* ''The Awakening of the Region'' (''Оянған өлке'', 1953)
* ''Ulpan'' (''Ұлпан'', 1976)
Plays
* ''Kyz-Zhibek'' (''Қыз Жібек'', 1934), music by
Yevgeny Brusilovsky
Yevgeny Grigoryevich Brusilovsky ( rus, Евгений Григорьевич Брусиловский; – 9 May 1981) was a Soviet and Russian composer who settled in Kazakhstan. He wrote the first Kazakh opera, co-wrote the music for the a ...
* ''Amangeldi'' (''Амангелді'', 1937)
* ''Kozy-Korpesh and Bayan-Sulu'' (''Қозы Көрпеш Баян сұлу'', 1939)
* ''Poet's tragedy'' (''Трагедия поэта'', 1958)
Bibliography
* Тулаған-Толқында, Казгиз, Kyzylorda, 1928
* Журнал «Жаңа-Әдебиет», 1928–1931
* Красноармейский букварь, Almaty, 1929–1930
* Букварь для малограмотных, Almaty, 1930
* Шығармалар жинағы, 5 томдық, т. 1–2, Almaty, 1972–1973
* Однажды и на всю жизнь. Избраные повести и рассказы, Almaty, 1968.
References
External links
The tale of the first woman Novellas of Gabit Musirepov
The Fifth Kind Novellas of Gabit Musirepov
About Gabit Musirepov(On Kazakh)
1902 births
1985 deaths
Kazakh-language writers
Soviet writers
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