Sagit Agish (1904–1973) was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright.

Early life

Sagit Agish was born as Sagit Ishmukhametovich Agishev on 19 January 1905 in the village of Isangildy,

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province. He was attended Khusaniya School. He later studied at the Orenburg Bashkir Pedagogical College and the Bashkir State Pedagogical Institute.

Literary career

Agish began writing in the 1930s. He started by writing prose. His earliest stories, “Makhmutov” (1939), “Guys” (1939), and “In Mazin’s House” (1940) portrayed life in the Soviet Union in the 1930s.

Books

Agish wrote frequently about the Soviet Union. His books ''Ilmurza'', ''A Horseman'' (1942), ''Akhmadulla'' (1944), ''To the Front'' (1944) and ''My Three Months'' (1944) are about tales of patriotism in the Soviet Union. He wrote one novel, ''Foundation'' (1951), on Bashkir village life. His other notable books include ''Selected Stories'' (1953), ''Two Dawns'' (1961), ''By the River'' (1961), ''On the Way'' (1967) and ''Gnedko'' (1972).

References

1904 births 1973 deaths Soviet writers Socialist realism writers Bashkir writers Bashkir-language poets {{USSR-bio-stub