Makhmud Esambayev
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Makhmud Alisultanovich Esambayev (July 15, 1924 - January 7, 2000) was a Chechen
actor
and dancer. Makhmud was regarded as one the most famous dancers of the Soviet Union
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, Chechnya
, to Chechen
parents. As a child, his father would take him to village weddings where he would perform dances. At the age of fifteen, Makhmud joined the Chechen-Ingush Song and Dance Company, and at nineteen, he joined the operetta
theater of Pyatigorsk
, where he would give concerts to Red Army
troops fighting in the Second World War. The next year, Makhmud joined the Kyrgyz theater of opera and ballet as a soloist
, where he played the lead role in productions of Swan Lake
(playing the part of Von Rothbart), The Fountain of Bakhchisarai and The Sleeping Beauty.http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion=fculteng&row=36
Makhmud was elected more than once to the Supreme Soviet
of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR, the Russian SFSR, and the Soviet Union
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Makhmud was known for always wearing his papakha hat, calling it "my crown" and not even removing it when meeting with a head of state
. His papakha made an unparalleled and very conspicuous presence on the floor of the Soviet legislature. On noticing it, the Soviet leader
Leonid Brezhnev
would murmur that "Makhmud is here, it's time to call the session open."
Makhmud died of natural causes on January 7, 2000.
He was a recipient of the Hero of Socialist Labour and People's Artist of the Soviet Union awards.
Chechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and dancer. Makhmud was regarded as one the most famous dancers of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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Biography
Makhmud was born in Starye AtagiStarye Atagi
Starye Atagi is a village in Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia, located ten kilometres south of Grozny. Population: 10,161 .-External links:*...
, Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
, to Chechen
Chechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...
parents. As a child, his father would take him to village weddings where he would perform dances. At the age of fifteen, Makhmud joined the Chechen-Ingush Song and Dance Company, and at nineteen, he joined the operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
theater of Pyatigorsk
Pyatigorsk
Pyatigorsk is a city in Stavropol Krai on the Podkumok River, about from Mineralnye Vody. Since January 19, 2010 it has been the administrative center of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia...
, where he would give concerts to Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
troops fighting in the Second World War. The next year, Makhmud joined the Kyrgyz theater of opera and ballet as a soloist
Solo (dance)
A solo dance is danced by an individual dancing alone, as opposed to couples dancing together but independently of others dancing at the same time, if any, and as opposed to groups of people dancing simultaneously in a coordinated manner. Solo dancers are usually the best dancers in a group or...
, where he played the lead role in productions of Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
(playing the part of Von Rothbart), The Fountain of Bakhchisarai and The Sleeping Beauty.http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion=fculteng&row=36
Makhmud was elected more than once to the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...
of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR, the Russian SFSR, and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion=fculteng&row=36
Makhmud was known for always wearing his papakha hat, calling it "my crown" and not even removing it when meeting with a head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
. His papakha made an unparalleled and very conspicuous presence on the floor of the Soviet legislature. On noticing it, the Soviet leader
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the title given to the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. With some exceptions, the office was synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union...
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in...
would murmur that "Makhmud is here, it's time to call the session open."
Makhmud died of natural causes on January 7, 2000.
He was a recipient of the Hero of Socialist Labour and People's Artist of the Soviet Union awards.
Honours and awards
- Hero of Socialist Labour with the gold medal "Hammer and Sickle"; by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on 13 July 1984 for outstanding contributions to the development of Soviet choreography on the sixtieth birthday of People's Artist of the USSR Esambaev Mahmoud Alisultanovichu
- Order of Merit for the FatherlandOrder of Merit for the FatherlandThe Order of Merit for the Fatherland was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree. The statutes describe it as a decoration for merit, not an order of knights....
, 3rd class (15 July 1999) - for outstanding contribution to the art of dance - Order of FriendshipOrder of FriendshipThe Order of Friendship is a state decoration of Russia established by decree # 442 of March 2, 1994 of the President of the Russian Federation....
(20 July 1994) - for outstanding achievement in the arts of dance and productive social activities - Order of the Patriotic WarOrder of the Patriotic WarThe Order of the Patriotic War is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heroic deeds during the German-Soviet War, known by the former-Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War.- History :The Order was...
, 2nd class (11 March 1985) - People's Artist of RSFSR (1966)
- People's Artist of USSR (1974)
Filmography
- I Will Dance (1963)
- Swan Lake (1968)
- The Sannikov LandThe Sannikov Land (film)The Sannikov Land is a Soviet 1973 adventure film about the fictional Sannikov Land loosely based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Obruchev.- Plot summary :...
(1973) - At the World's Limit International (1974)
- Upright Magic (1975)
- Rip (1994)