Gabit Musrepov
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Gabit Makhmutuli Musirepov (1902 — 1985) was a Soviet Kazakh
writer, playwright and author of libretto to Kazakh
opera Kyz-Zhibek
. People's Writer
of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, President of the Kazakhstan Union of Writers and member of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
.
) in a village located in Kostanay region, then belonging to the Russian Empire
. Between 1923 and 1926, he studied at the Faculty of Workers
in Orenburg
, and then at the agroeconomic institute at Omsk
. He started his literary career in 1925, writing his first story, To the abyss (В пучине) in 1928, about events that occurred during the Russian Civil War
, 1918-1920. In 1928, he collaborated at the literary journal Jana-Adabiet (Жана-Адабиет). Among his workds stand out Kyz-Zhibek (Қыз Жібек), first libretto to a Kazakh opera, with music by Evgeny G. Brusilovsky, and The tragedy of the poet (Трагедия поэта), written in 1958 (first version titled Ақан сері Ақтоқты, 1942), that dealt with the tragedy of Ajani, a Kazakh singer and composer of the 19th century.
He was President to the Union of Kazakh Writers between 1956–1962 and 1964–1966, Secretary of the Union of Soviet Writers (1959) and member of the 5th Convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. He died on 31 December 1985.
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
writer, playwright and author of libretto to Kazakh
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
opera Kyz-Zhibek
Kyz-Zhibek
Kyz-Zhibek - Kazakh poetic folk legend of the 16th century, tells about the period in the Kazakh nation when the people suffered from bloody feuds. In those times each province of the Kazakh nation had its own Khan and each tried to supersede the other....
. People's Writer
People's Writer
People's Writer was a title granted by the Republics of the Soviet Union and the Autonomous Republics of the Soviet Union to its distinguished writers.It was a title similar to that of People's Artist of the Soviet Union for literary achievements....
of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, President of the Kazakhstan Union of Writers and member of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences was founded in 1946 as a state institution that joins active members , corresponding members, and leading scientists of Kazakhstan...
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Biography
Gabit Musirepov was born on 22 March 1902 (9 March according to the Julian calendarJulian calendar
The Julian calendar began in 45 BC as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year .The Julian calendar has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months...
) in a village located in Kostanay region, then belonging to the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
. Between 1923 and 1926, he studied at the Faculty of Workers
Rabfak
Rabfak was the Workers' Faculty in the Soviet Union. It prepared Soviet workers to enter institutions of higher education....
in Orenburg
Orenburg
Orenburg is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies southeast of Moscow, very close to the border with Kazakhstan. Population: 546,987 ; 549,361 ; Highest point: 154.4 m...
, and then at the agroeconomic institute at Omsk
Omsk
-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...
. He started his literary career in 1925, writing his first story, To the abyss (В пучине) in 1928, about events that occurred during the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
, 1918-1920. In 1928, he collaborated at the literary journal Jana-Adabiet (Жана-Адабиет). Among his workds stand out Kyz-Zhibek (Қыз Жібек), first libretto to a Kazakh opera, with music by Evgeny G. Brusilovsky, and The tragedy of the poet (Трагедия поэта), written in 1958 (first version titled Ақан сері Ақтоқты, 1942), that dealt with the tragedy of Ajani, a Kazakh singer and composer of the 19th century.
He was President to the Union of Kazakh Writers between 1956–1962 and 1964–1966, Secretary of the Union of Soviet Writers (1959) and member of the 5th Convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. He died on 31 December 1985.
Short stories
- Pair of Lakes (Қос шалқар, 1929)
- Urgent (Шұғыла, 1933)
- Stubby nostril (Талпақ танау, 1933)
Novels
- Kazakh Soldier (Қазақ солдаты, 1949)
- The Awakening of the Region (Оянған өлке, 1953)
- Ulpan (Ұлпан, 1976)
Playwrights
- Kyz-Zhibek (Қыз Жібек, 1934), music by Evgeny G. Brusilovsky
- Amangeldi (Амангелді, 1937)
- Kozbye-Korpesh and Bayan-Sulu (Қозы Көрпеш Баян сұлу, 1939)
- Poet's tragedy (Трагедия поэта, 1958)