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Ehsan Tabari | |
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احسان طبری | |
 Tabari in 1979 | |
| Born | (1917-02-08)8 February 1917 |
| Died | 29 April 1989(1989-04-29) (aged 72) |
| Political party | Tudeh Party |
Ehsan Tabari (Persian:احسان طبری; 8 February 1917 – 29 April 1989) was anIranian philosopher, poet, and literary figure who contributed to themodernization of literature and cultural debates in twentieth-centuryIran. He also promoted the study ofMarxist philosophy in the country. A founding member and theoretician of theTudeh Party of Iran, he participated actively in its political activities, which advocated social reform and economic equality.
Tabari was born on 8 February 1917 inSari,Qajar Iran. He was fluent in 7 languages and known for his work in writing and translating poetry, as well as conducting research inlinguistics.[1][2]
He joined the Tudeh Party when it was formed in 1941 and fled to theSoviet Union when it was declared illegal a few years later, working as an announcer forRadio Moscow.[1] He later moved toEast Germany, got adoctorate in philosophy inBerlin, and taught at German universities.[2]
He returned to Iran in 1979 after theIranian Revolution overthrewMohammad Reza Shah.[1] In 1983, he was arrested along with other leaders of theTudeh Party of Iran.[3] In May 1983, after being subjected to severe physical andpsychological torture in prison without access to legal representation—including months of solitary confinement—theIslamic Republic of Iran presented him to the public, claiming that Tabari had converted to Islam.[2]
Doubt about the sincerity of Tabari’s conversion persisted. After giving a confessional speech to other political prisoners atEvin Prison, he was asked by the prison warden “to deny outright the rumor that he had cast himself into the role of aGalileo.” Tabari gave a “long, convoluted response” instead of a clear denial, and after his “confession,” he remained “not only incarcerated but also in total isolation – even from his own family.”[4]
Tabari died on 29 April 1989 of kidney and heart failure while under house arrest in Tehran.[1][2]
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