Zuhra Abdurakhmanovna Bayramkulova (russian: Зухра Абдурахмановна Байрамкулова; 30 August 1940 – 10 April 2013) was a farmer and politician from

Karachay-Cherkessia The Karachay-Cherkess Republic (russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская Респу́блика, ''Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika''; krc, Къарачай-Черкес Республика, ''Qaraçay-Çerkes Respublika''; Cir ...

Biography

Bayramkulova was born on 30 August 1940 in the city of

Kislovodsk Kislovodsk (russian: Кислово́дск, lit. ''sour waters''; ; krc, Ачысуу) is a spa city in Stavropol Krai, Russia, in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas. Population: History I ...

in the

Stavropol Krai Stavropol Krai (russian: Ставропо́льский край, r=Stavropolsky kray, p=stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (a Krais of Russia, krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North ...

. From 1956 to 1963 she held various jobs including at a cotton factory, on a construction site and as a farm worker. She joined the Communist Party in 1960.

Career

In 1963 she became closely involved with dairy production at the Uchkekensky State Farm in Malokarachaevsky District. As a result of the developments she led at the Uchkekensky farm, Bayramkulova was awarded the title ''Hero of Socialist Labour'' with the

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

and the "Hammer & Sickle" medal. These improvements included agricultural production and the implementation of a five-year-plan for the sale of agricultural products to the state. She also represented the region and the state at agricultural competitions. She worked at the farm for thirty years and retired in the 1990s. In 1976 she was a delegate at the

26th Congress The 26th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1839 ...

of the CPSU. From 1978 to 1984 she was Deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. From 1990 she was a member of the

Central Committee of the CPSU The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, – TsK KPSS was the executive leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, acting between sessions of Congress. According to party statutes, the committee direct ...

, defending the interests of Karachay-Cherkessia. In 2011 she travelled to St Petersberg with Patiy Shidakova and Datka Kishaev, who were both Socialist Labour Heroes to take part in the All-Russian Congress “Labour is the basis of life”, which was held on April 18. Bayramkulova died on 10 April 2013. Her funeral was attended by representatives from across the Caucasus Republics, as well as faith leaders.

Legacy

On what would have been Bayramkulova's 85th birthday in 2017,

Rashid Temrezov Rashid Borispiyevich Temrezov (russian: Рашид Бориспиевич Темрезов; krc, Темирезланы Борисбийни джашы Рашид) is a Russian politician who is the head of Karachay–Cherkessia The Karach ...

the political leader of

, led tributes to her life. A street in her home village of

Uchkeken Uchkeken (russian: Учкекен; krc, Ючкёкен, ''Yuçköken'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Malokarachayevsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. Population: Demographics In 2002, t ...

was named after her.

References

External link

Hero of Soviet Labour passed away: Zuhra Bayramkulova
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