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 House plate on a residence of Rza and Rafibeyli | |
| Born | (1910-05-19)May 19, 1910 Goychay,Russian Empire |
| Died | April 1, 1981(1981-04-01) (aged 70) Baku,Azerbaijan SSR,USSR |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Children | Anar Rzayev |
Rasul Rza (real name Rasul Ibrahim oghlu Rzayev –Azerbaijani:Rəsul İbrahim oğlu Rzayev) (1910 – 1981 inBaku), was an Azerbaijani writer,Hero of Socialist Labour (1980), People's Poet of Azerbaijan, Laureate ofSoviet State Award and the Chairman of the Writers' Union ofAzerbaijan. He was the husband of Azerbaijani writerNigar Rafibeyli and the father of writerAnar Rzayev.[1]
Rasul Rza was born Rasul Ibrahim oglu Rzayev on May 19, 1910, inGoychay. He studied at the Transcaucasus Communist University, the Azerbaijan Scientific Research Institute and the Soviet Cinematography Institute. He was Chairman ofWriters' Union of Azerbaijan in 1939, minister of Azerbaijani Cinematography (1945–48), chief editor of theAzerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia (1966–75), and a member of the board of directors of theUSSR Union of Writers (from 1964). From start of his writing career he adopted a shortened name Rasul Rza.
His first poem was calledBu gün (Today), published inTbilisi. His serious multidimensional writings began in the 1930s. During theGreat Patriotic War, he published many novels calling for patriotic spirit. He also wrote a poem aboutLenin. In the 1960s, he began writing in a more philosophical tone relating his novels to intellectual themes, analytical thinking, philosophical approach to daily life and so forth. The lyrical poems, dramas and prose works he wrote hinted at a sustained and subtle criticism of the Soviet regime, for which he was banned from writing for a period of time.[2] Additionally, he began composing songs to his poems.
He died inBaku on April 1, 1981, and was buried inFakhri Khiyaban. A commemoration ceremony was held in his honor inAnkara in 2010.[3]The writers of Azerbaijan started a Rasul Rza Foundation and present awards to successful writers. It is chaired byFikrat Goja.[4]
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