Malik Gabdullin

Malik Gabdullin ( kk, Мәлік Ғабдуллин, ; 2 January 1973) was a Soviet–Kazakh philologist, professor, and writer. A veteran of the Second World War, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his bravery in battle.

Early life

Born on , in the village of Pukhalskoye (now in Zerendinsky district, Akmola region, Kazakhstan). Nationality — Kazakh. He is a direct descendant of Kanai Kuttymbetuly, a Kazakh biy, one of the leaders of the Kazakhs of the Middle Zhuz, a major commander, chief adviser to Abylai Khan and a public figure of the 18th century. Belonged to the Middle Zhuz, subgenus Karauyl of the genus Argyn. From the age of 14 he was brought up in the family of the famous Kazakh writer Sabit Mukanov.

After graduating from the Abai Kazakh Pedagogical Institute in 1935 he entered military service, where he remained until 1937. He then got a job at the newspaper '' Socialist Kazakhstan'', and later became deputy editor of the newspaper ''Kazakhstan Pioneer'' before moving on to be a researcher at the Institute of Language and Literature of the KazFAN of the USSR before returning to the Abai Institute to begin his postgraduate studies.

World War II

In 1941–1945 he participated in the Great Patriotic War as part of the Panfilov Division.

In January–March 1942, in the battles near the town of Kholm, Novgorod Region, Gabdullin led a group of soldiers. In a battle with the prevailing enemy forces, they knocked out 2 tanks with grenades, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and captured 12 people. Gabdullin was wounded in battle, but did not leave the battlefield. For this feat, senior political instructor Malik Gabdullin was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 30 January 1943.

Post-war career

After the war, he was engaged in scientific and pedagogical activities. Director of the Institute of Literature and Linguistics of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1946-1951), Rector of the Abai KazPI (1953–1963), head of the folklore department of the Institute of Literature and Art named after M. O. Auezov of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1963–1973). The main topic of Malik Gabdullin's research is the heroic epics, folk songs, '' aytys'', fairy tales, proverbs and sayings of the Kazakh people.Алма-Ата. Энциклопедия — Гл. редактор Козыбаев М. К., Алма-Ата, Гл. ред. Казахской Советской энциклопедии, 1963

He took part in the preparation and publication of the multivolume history of Kazakh literature. His scientific work "Kazakh Heroic Epic" was awarded the prize named after Shoqan Walikhanov in 1972. Author of a number of works of the genre of fiction: «Мои фронтовые друзья» (1947), «Золотая звезда» (1948), «Фронтовые очерки» (1949), «Будни войны» (1968), «О друзьях, товарищах» (1969), «Грозные годы» (1971). Some of the works were published in Russian, translated by I. P. Shchegolikhin.

Gabdullin was a member of the CPSU since 1940 and was elected a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 2nd–4th convocations.

Gabdullin had a daughter, Maidan Malikovna, granddaughters Amin and Madina, great-grandchildren Malik, Jamilya, Ilyas and Maya.

Awards

* Medal «Gold Star» ( Hero of the Soviet Union) (30.01.1943)Подвиг Народа 12070496 Наградные документы, архив=ЦАМО, фонд=33, опись=682525/793756, дело=3/10, лист=5/3—7
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* Order of Lenin (30.01.1943)
* Order of the Red Banner
* Order of the Patriotic War first degree
* Two Order of the Red Star (17.01.1942
* USSR medals
* Abilmansur Batpenov

Memory

* Malik Gabdullin is the hero of the story «Рождение эпоса» (The Birth of the Epic) published in the collection of war stories by Boris Polevoy « Мы - советские люди » (We are Soviet People) (1948).
* By the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 465 dated May 7, 1993 and the order of the akim of the Kokshetau region No. 1-39 dated September 4, 1995, the Malik Gabdullin Museum was opened in the city of Kokshetau.
* On April 21, 1999, a school in the Karasai district of the Almaty region was named after Malik Gabdullin (before that, the school named after Nikolai Chernyshevsky).
* In the cities of Almaty, Nur-Sultan, Kokshetau, Derzhavinsk (Zharkainsky district of Akmola region) there are Gabdullin streets.
* In the homeland of Gabdullin in the village of Zerenda (Zerenda district, Akmola region), there is a street and a school named after Malik Gabdullin, as well as a three-meter monument
* In the city of Kokshetau there is a school number 3 named after Malik Gabdullin
* Kokshetau Technical Institute is named after Malik Gabdullin.
* In 2015, in Kokshetau, on the eve of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory, a monument to Gabdullin was unveiled.«МӘҢГІЛІК ЕЛ АЛЫПТАРЫ». МАЛИК ГАБДУЛЛИН
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References

External links

warheroes.ru

Биография М. Габдуллина на сайте Государственной детской библиотеки им. С. Бегалина

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Heroes of the Soviet Union
1915 births
1973 deaths
People from Akmolinsk Oblast (Russian Empire)
Military leaders of World War II
Russian people of World War II