Ille Tuktash ( cv, Илле Тукташ; 1907–1957), also Ilya Tuktash (russian: Илья Семёнович Тукташ), was a Chuvash writer and poet. He was a member of the

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Early life

Ille Tuktash was born Ilya Semyonovich Semyonov () on 29 July 1907 in the village of

Bolshiye Toktashi Bolshiye Toktashi (russian: Большие Токташи; cv, Мăн Тукташ, ''Măn Tuktaş'') is a rural locality (a village) in Alikovsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located southwest of the district's administrative cent ...

, in the

Alikovsky District Alikovsky District (russian: А́ликовский райо́н; cv, Элӗк районӗ, ''Elĕk rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located ...

of the

Chuvash Republic Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuv ...

. He graduated from

Alikovo Middle School Alikovo Middle School (also known as "Yakovlev's school") is a state middle school that was opened in 1853 in the Alikovsky District of the Chuvash Republic of Russia, where it still stands today. As the alternate name of the education center sug ...

Career

He was a reporter between 1942 and 1944. He was the author of the collections ''Verses'' (1930) and ''The Wind of the October'' (1932), as well as short stories and essays. His novella ''Bull Ravine'' (1932) dealt with the collectivization of Chuvash villages. Tuktash translated into Chuvash ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign'' (with I. Ivnik), M. A. Sholokhov's ''The Quiet Don (book 1)'', and the short stories of M. Gorky. He is known as a compiler of Chuvash folklore. Ille died on 20 January 1957 in

Cheboksary Cheboksary (; russian: Чебокса́ры, r=Cheboksáry, p=tɕɪbɐˈksarɨ; cv, Шупашкар, ''Şupaşkar'') is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia and a port on the Volga River. Geography The city is located in the Volga Upland reg ...

. Tuktash created a genre of lyrical poetry including "Grow, motherland, get stronger" ( cv, Ӳс, ҫӗршыв, хӑватлан, Üs, sjörskyv, håvatlan), "White Pidgeon" (, ), and " Oh Motherland" (, ).

Works

* «Сӑвӑсем» – Verses (1930) * «Пӗрремӗш ҫӗнтерӳ» – First victory (1932) * «Октябрь» – October * «Вӑкӑр ҫырми» – Bull's ravine (1933) * «Чечек ҫыххи» – Bunch of flowers (1939) * «Павел Лаптев» – Pavel Laptev (1944) * «Ҫӗр хуҫисем» – Terra owners (1954) * «Сӑвӑсемпе юрӑсем» – Verses and Songs (1958).

Literature

* Iur’ev, M. Pisateli sovetskoi Chuvashii. Cheboksary, 1975. * Efimov L. I., "Элӗк Енӗ" (Alikovo District), Alikovo, 1994. * "Аликовская энциклопедия", editing: Efimov L. I., Efimov E. L., Anan'ev A. A., Terernt'ev G. K.,

, 2009, . * "Чӑваш литературин антологийӗ", editing: Gordeev D. V., Silem J. A. Cheboksary, 2003. .

References

External links

Илья Семенович Тукташ (1907–1957). Поэт–песенник

Выдающиеся люди Чувашии : Тукташ Илья Семенович
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