Shapi Magomedovitch Kaziev (russian: Шапи́ Магомедович Кази́ев; 27 March 1956 – 20 March 2020) was a

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

writer,

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

and

script writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

. Avar by ethnicity, he was the author of

historical novel Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...

s and other books.

Life and career

Kaziev was born in

Makhachkala Makhachkala ( rus, Махачкала, , məxətɕkɐˈla, links=yes),; av, Махӏачхъала, Maħaçqala; ce, ХӀинжа-ГӀала, Hinƶa-Ġala; az, Маһачгала, Mahaçqala; nog, Махачкала; lbe, Махачкъала; ...

, in the

Dagestan ASSR The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic av, Дагъистаналъул Автономияб Советияб Социалистияб Жумгьурият az, Дағыстан Мухтар Совет Сосиалист Республи ...

, and lived in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

since 1974. His education in

scriptwriting Screenwriting or scriptwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is often a freelance profession. Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, devel ...

was with the faculty of

VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

(now known as the State Cinematography University). His cinematic debut was the screenplay of the movie ''Breakfast'' (''

Lenfilm Lenfilm (russian: link=no, Ленфильм) is a Russian production company with its own film studio located in Saint Petersburg (the city was called Leningrad from 1924 to 1991, thus the name). It is a corporation with its stakes shared betwee ...

''). He was author of the film ''

Rasul Gamzatov Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov ( av, ХӀамзатазул Расул ХӀамзатил вас, Ħamzatil Rasul Ħamzatil vas, ; russian: Расу́л Гамза́тович Гамза́тов, p=rɐˈsul ɡɐmˈzatəvʲɪtɕ ɡɐmˈzatəf, a=Rasu ...

'' ("My Way"). He was awarded the 2003 special prize of the "Eurasian Kaleidoscope" Documentary Film Competition. Kaziev was a productive playwright. In addition to comedies and avant garde plays, he wrote historical dramas. His first published play was the ''Answering machine'', ''Modern Drama'', No. 3, 1986. In 1987 his play on

Imam Shamil Imam Shamil ( av, Шейх Шамил, Şeyx Şamil; ar, الشيخ شامل; russian: Имам Шамиль; 26 June 1797 – 4 February 1871) was the political, military, and spiritual leader of North Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in ...

(''Captive'') was published. He made his stage debut with the play ''Newcomer'' (in Moscow, 1987). His plays have been staged in Russian and foreign theaters and on the radio. He was a member of the

USSR Union of 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 unions in the Soviet Union, creative union of professional writers ...

since 1989. In 1992 he founded the "Echo of the Caucasus" Publishing House in Moscow and became its editor-in-chief (for the magazine of the same name and books on Caucasian culture and folklore). He gained literary popularity from his book ''

'' in series "The Lives of Remarkable People" (" Molodaya gvardiya" Press, Moscow). Four editions have been published from 2001 to 2010. He wrote in different genres (prose, drama, poetry, etc.). He also wrote for children. The total circulation of his books is over 50,000 copies. He won domestic and international literary prizes and competitions. He was involved in civic activities in the field of international relations and participated in international academic congresses and peace projects.

List of Works

(Russian titles in parentheses)
Paints of exile. Novel
*

(Имам Шамиль
"Molodaya Gvardiya" Press. Moscow, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010.
* Akhoulgo. Caucasian War of 19th century (Ахульго)
"Epoch", Publishing house. Makhachkala, 2008.
* Crash of tyrant.

Nadir Shah Nader Shah Afshar ( fa, نادر شاه افشار; also known as ''Nader Qoli Beyg'' or ''Tahmāsp Qoli Khan'' ) (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian h ...

(Крах тирана)
The historical novel about defeat the army of Nadir Shah in Daghestan. "Epoch", Publishing house. Makhachkala, 2009.
* Caucasian highlanders (Повседневная жизнь горцев Северного Кавказа в XIX в.)
Everyday life of the Caucasian highlanders. 19th century (In the co-authorship with I.Karpeev). "Molodaya Gvardiya" publishers. Moscow, 2003.
* East harembr>Everyday life of East harem (Повседневная жизнь восточного гарема). "Molodaya Gvardiya" publishers. Moscow, 2006.
* East harembr>Collection of alive jewelry. Audio book. (Восточный гарем. Коллекция живых драгоценностей). CD сom, Moscow, 2006. ISBN АВ-МР3-436

In paradise, travel. Plays (В раю, проездом. Книга пьес). Makhachkala, 2008.

Highlander's ABC Book (Горская азбука). Makhachkala, 1995. Moscow, 2002.

Awards

* Prize of Sheikh Saud аl Babtin. 1998 * Prize of the Union of Journalists of Moscow and the Government of Moscow. 1999 * Prize "Best feathers of Russia". 1999

2001. * ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110716135026/http://www.litrossia.ru/2008/38/03282.html Big literary prize it. Rasul Gamzatov 2008.
Prize "Best books of year"
2009.

References

External links

Shapi Kaziev’s new books about Caucasus

Panorama of Russia

Shapi Kaziev's site
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