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Olim Xoʻjayev
Olim Xoʻjayev (24 September 1910 14 February 1977) was a celebrated Uzbek stage and movie actor. Over a career that spanning nearly five decades, Xoʻjayev received numerous accolades. Some of his most notable roles in theater include Hamlet and Othello in Soviet productions of Shakespeare's plays and the role of Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi in the 1960 film ''Hamza'' directed by Zagid Sabitov. Life and work Olim Xoʻjayev was born on 24 September 1910 in Bukhara. After graduation from the Bukhara Institute of Education in 1929, he worked at the Hamza State Theater, where he worked for the rest of his life. In 1955, he became the chairman of the Union of Theater Actors of Uzbekistan. Xoʻjayev was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1966 to 1971 and then from 1976 to 1977. Awards * People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1948) * People's Artist of the USSR (18 March 1959) * Stalin Prize 2nd class (1949) * USSR State Prize (1977) * State Hamza Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukhara
Bukhara ( ) is the List of cities in Uzbekistan, seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 280,187 residents . It is the capital of Bukhara Region. People have inhabited the region around Bukhara for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time. Located on the Silk Road, the city has long served as a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. Bukhara served as the capital of the Khanate of Bukhara, Emirate of Bukhara and later Bukhara People’s Soviet Republic. It was the birthplace of the scholar Imam Bukhari. The city has been known as "Noble Bukhara" (''Bukhārā-ye sharīf''). Bukhara has about 140 architectural monuments. UNESCO has listed the historic center of Bukhara (which contains numerous mosques and madrasas) as a List of World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan, World Heritage Site. Names The exact name of the city of Bukhara in ancient times is unknown. The whole Oasis of Bukhara, oasis was called Bukhara in ancient times, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Hamza Prize
The State Hamza Prize or simply the Hamza Prize, officially the State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza ( uz-Latn-Cyrl, Hamza nomidagi Oʻzbekiston SSR Davlat mukofoti, Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти; ) was a state prize established in the Uzbek SSR in 1964 to recognize outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture. The prize was named in honor of Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, an early pioneer of literature in the Uzbek SSR. Background The award was established in 1964. In later years, the prize was awarded on October 27, the date of establishment of the Uzbek SSR. The medal was to be worn on the right side. The prize was discontinued after Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991. The State Prizes of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of Science and Technology, Literature, Art and Architecture () established in 2006 corresponds to the State Hamza Prize. Recipients From its inception in 1964 until 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Deaths
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...n separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 – 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown Bacteria, bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst Granville rail disaster, railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Births
Events January * January 6 – Abé language, Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military. * January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan becomes a protectorate of the British Empire. * January 11 – Charcot Island is discovered by the Antarctic expedition led by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot on the ship ''Pourquoi-Pas (1908), Pourquoi Pas?'' Charcot returns from his expedition on February 11. * January 12 – Great January Comet of 1910 first observed (perihelion: January 17). * January 15 – Amidst the constitutional crisis caused by the House of Lords rejecting the People's Budget the January 1910 United Kingdom general election is held resulting in a hung parliament with neither Liberals nor Conservatives gaining a majority. * January 21 – 1910 Great Flood of Paris, The Great Flood of Paris begins when the Seine over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogonyok
''Ogoniok'' ( rus, Огонёк, Ogonyok, t=Spark, p=ɐɡɐˈnʲɵk, a=Ru-огонёк.ogg; pre-reform orthography: Огонекъ) was one of the oldest weekly illustrated magazines in Russia. History and profile ''Ogoniok'' was first issued on (earlier a magazine with the same name was published in 1879–1883). It ceased to be published in 1918 and was re-established in the Soviet Union in 1923 by Mikhail Koltsov. The headquarters is in Moscow. In 1957 the circulation of the magazine was 850,000 copies. The colour magazine reached the pinnacle of its popularity in the Perestroika years, when its editor-in-chief Vitaly Korotich "was guiding ''Ogoniok'' to a pro-American and pro-capitalist position". Those years are the subject matter of the book ''Small Fires: Letters From the Soviet People to Ogonyok Magazine 1987-1990'' (Summit Books, New York, 1990) selected and edited by Christopher Cerf, Marina Albee, and with an introduction by Korotich. The magazine sold 1.5 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oʻzbekiston Ovozi
Oʻzbekiston ovozi (Cyrillic: Ўзбекистон овози, , transliterated ''Golos Uzbekistana'', ) also spelt as Uzbekistan Ovozi, is an Uzbek language newspaper published in Uzbekistan. It is run by the government and is a mouthpiece of the pro-government People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan The People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (, O‘zXDP. Russian language, Russian: Народно-демократическая партия Узбекистана, НДПУ, ''Narodno-demokraticheskaya partiya Uzbekistana, NDPU'') is a politic .... The name of the newspaper has been changed many times throughout history; it was originally founded in 1918 with the name ''Ishtirokiyun'' (), then was renamed to ''Qizil bayroq'' () in 1920, ''Turkiston'' () in 1922, ''Qizil Oʻzbekiston'' () in 1924, then to ''Sovet Oʻzbekistoni'' () in 1964, and then finally to ''Oʻzbekiston ovozi'' () in 1991. References External links Ozbekiston Ovozi [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guliston (magazine)
''Guliston'' ( uz-Latn-Cyrl, Guliston, Гулистон) is an Uzbek-language magazine that covers a wide variety of topics, from art and culture to politics and history. It has been described as the "Uzbek Ogonyok" due to the similarity in contents, themes, and popularity. As of 2019 the head editor is Mamatqul Hazratqulov. History ''Guliston'' was founded in 1925 as ''Yer Yuzi'' and 202 issues of it were published before it was renamed to ''Oʻzbekiston qurilishda'' in 1932. It was then renamed to ''Mashʼala'' in 1934 before settling on the name ''Guliston'' in 1935. Publication of the magazine was temporarily suspended in 1941 but did not resume until 1967. In the Soviet era, the magazine focused on Communist themes and promoted literature by acclaimed Soviet writers, especially Uzbek writers such as Abdulla Qodiriy, Choʻlpon, Abdurauf Fitrat, Gʻafur Gʻulom, Oybek, Abdulla Alaviy but also writers of other nationalities such as Rasul Gamzatov Rasul Gamzatovich G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pravda Vostoka
''Pravda Vostoka'' (, lit. The Truth of the East) is a Russian language newspaper published in Uzbekistan. History and profile The paper was founded in 1917 under the name ''Nasha gazeta'' (, ''Our newspaper''). It was given its current name in 1924, and was the main Russian language newspaper of the Uzbek SSR. In 1956, it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports .... It had a print run of 250,000 newspapers in 1975. It was an organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbek SSR and the Supreme Council and the Council of Ministers of the Uzbek SSR. The editor-in-chief as of 2023 is Salim Doniyorov. References External linksOfficial site Newspapers published in the Soviet Union Russian-language newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Outstanding Merit
The Order of Outstanding Merit ( Uzbek: ''Buyuk xizmatlari uchun'') is an order that is currently awarded by the Republic of Uzbekistan. Design The Order of Outstanding Merit is made from 925 probe silver alloy plated with 0.25 micron thick gold. The order itself is a ruby colored eight-pointed star with scattered green colored triangles in between each end of the star. In the center is a blue colored globe with the shape of Uzbekistan on the globe. The globe is surrounded by another white colored circle that says "for great services" on the top and a laurel wreath on the bottom. The intermediate gilded block depicts Uzbekistan's national symbol, a Huma bird spreading its wings against the background of a rising sun. The weight of the order is 65 grams and its height is 7 millimeters. Recipients by year 1996 * Juan Antonio Samaranch – President of the IOC (awarded on August 29, 1996) * Erkin Vohidov – National Poet of Uzbekistan (awarded on November 30, 1996) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medal "For Labour Valour"
The Medal "For Labour Valour" () was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour dedicated and valorous labour or significant contributions in the fields of science, culture or the manufacturing industry. It was established on December 27, 1938, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. During its existence, its statute was amended three times by further decrees, first on June 19, 1943 to amend its description and ribbon, then on December 16, 1947 to amend its regulations, and finally on July 18, 1980 to confirm all previous amendments. During its existence of just over fifty years, it was bestowed to almost two million deserving citizens. The medal ceased to be awarded following the December 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration No. 142-N of the Soviet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Badge Of Honour
The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity; for promotion of economic, scientific, technological, cultural and other ties between the USSR and other countries; and also for significant contribution to basic and applied research. The order was awarded 1,574,368 times. The "Order of the Badge of Honour" was replaced by the "Order of Honour" () by a Decree of the Presidium of the USSR on 28 December 1988. Following the USSR dissolution, it was replaced by the " Order of Honour" of Russia, established by Presidential Decree no. 442 of 2 March 1994.Ельцин, Б.Н. (2 марта 1993 г.)"Указ Президента Россиийской Федерации о госудаственных наградах Российской Фед ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
