Suleyman Rahimov | |
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 Suleyman Rahimov | |
| Native name | Süleyman Rəhimov |
| Born | Suleyman Huseyn oglu Rahimov (1900-03-22)22 March 1900 |
| Died | 11 October 1983(1983-10-11) (aged 83) |
| Resting place | Alley of Honor |
| Pen name | "Sangarli" (Azerbaijani:Səngərli, 1940s) |
| Occupation | Writer, politician |
| Language | Azerbaijani |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Education | Azerbaijan State University |
| Genres | Prose,opinion journalism |
| Years active | 1930–1983 |
| Notable works | Shamo Sachly The Caucasian Eagle |
| Notable awards | Hero of Socialist Labour |
| Children | Ogtay, Shamo, Arif, Agil, Shafiga, Rafiga |
Suleyman Huseyn oglu Rahimov (Azerbaijani:Süleyman Rəhimov; 22 March 1900 – 11 October 1983) was anAzerbaijani and Soviet writer, novelist, prosaist and politician. He was a member and chairman of theUnion of Azerbaijani Writers. Suleyman Rahimov was a prominent representative of the modernAzerbaijani literature. His creativity is closely linked to a great development period of theAzerbaijani prose. Rahimov's novels are among the noteworthy works of this genre. These novels are characteristic of covering epochal incidents, such asemotionalism,realism,psychology, and craftsmanship from thelocal folklore.[1]
The birth and development of the new Azerbaijani novelty in the 1930s was closely linked to the writer's creativity. Rahimov started his writing career with a novel that remained the main genre of his prose during his creative activity.Shamo (Şamo) andSachly (Saçlı) are his most notable works in this regard. In these novels, Rahimov described his characters via the great social events and conflicts of the era, and demonstrated their human qualities. He is also the author of many novelettes and stories that possessromantic andsatirical nature.[2]
Suleyman Rahimov was born inƏyin in theElizavetpol Governorate of theRussian Empire, which is now inQubadli District ofAzerbaijan[a] on 4 April 1900. According to his memoirRoad of life (Həyat yolu), Rahimov was born in a farmer family. He was raised by his father's uncle, Allahverdi. He received education in Allahverdi'sMullah house, but was sent to a Russian school in Gubadly on 1912. When he was 16,Armenian forces occupied Rahimov's birthplace and his family became a refugee. They settled inQubadli,Qəzyan,Sarıl,Ağalı and other nearby settlements. During this time, he lost his mother and two sisters.[3] In 1921, Rahimov went toXanlıq (nowde facto called Ishkhanadzor) and worked there as a teacher in a newly opened school. After receiving pedagogical classes inShusha he worked as a teacher in multiple schools acrossZangezur uezd.[4] In 1928 Rahimov and his friendAli Valiyev went toBaku and studied at theHistory faculty of Azerbaijan State University for three years. He then gave literacy lessons to old workers inBlack City.[5]
Like nearly every survivor of theGreat Purge, Rahimov expressedcommunist ideas in his works. Suleyman Rahimov started his writing career in 1931, withShamo (Şamo),[6] which he kept working on until 1978 and released 5 volumes. The series covers numerous events, characters through artistic imagery. There is no such series in theAzerbaijani literature.[5]Shamo has a complex artistic environment. Artistic genius has a spontaneous importance in the novel, largely dependent on the forms of reality that take place directly in the writer's imagination. That is why, in the novel, the artistic principles of socialist realism are essentially intertwined with the writer's imagination.[7] The characteristics and lifestyle of the Shehli village described in Shamo was patriarchal. Rahimov expressed the issues that other Azerbaijani writers of that time, such asNajaf bey Vazirov,Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev,Nariman Narimanov andJalil Mammadguluzadeh did.[8]
DuringWorld War II Rahimov joined aSoviet unit and moved toTabriz,Iranian Azerbaijan. During this time, he wrote under the pen-name of "Sangarli" (Azerbaijani:Səngərli, lit. with trench). Rahimov wrote a novelette calledDeath of grandmother (Nənənin ölümü), describing the life of children in Tabriz. Suleyman Rahimov became the chairman of theUnion of Azerbaijani Writers multiple times (1939–1940, 1944–1946 and 1954–1958).[1]
Suleyman Rahimov was acommunist. From 1934 to 1937 he worked in political professions inLachin,Samukh,Shahbuz andNorashen districts. Rahimov then worked as Secretary of Propaganda at the Baku City Committee of Communist Party of Azerbaijan (1940–1941), Deputy Head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan (1941–1944), Chairman of the Cultural and Educational Affairs Committee under the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan (1945–1958).[9]
He was awarded with "Golden pen" award of theUnion of Azerbaijani Journalists on 1972, three times withOrder of Lenin on 1946, 1970 and 1975 respectively, once withOrder of the Red Banner of Labour on 1959, once withOrder of the Badge of Honour on 1942 and once withOrder of Friendship of Peoples on 1980.[10] In 1960 he received the title ofPeople's Writer, and in 1975 he received the honorary title ofHero of Socialist Labour.[11]
Suleyman Rahimov died on 11 October 1983. He was buried inAlley of Honor.[12]
Suleyman Rahimov is considered one of the most prominent 20th century Azerbaijani writers. There is a bust of Rahimov inMirza Fatali Akhundov National Library of Azerbaijan. There is also a street named after him inBaku. A bust-relief of Rahimov was erected in front of his house in Baku.[3]
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