Mirzo Tursunzoda
Mirzo Tursunzoda (2 May 1911 – 24 September 1977) was an important Tajik and Soviet poet and a prominent political figure, full member (academician) of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, a member of the Union of Soviet Writers. Today, Tursunzoda has been elevated to the level of Hero of Tajikistan. Tursunzoda's face appears on the front of the one Somoni note.
Mirzo Tursunzoda
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- Name
- Mirzo Tursunzoda
- Born
- 2 May 1911
- Birthplace
- Karatag, Emirate of Bukhara
- Died
- 24 September 1977
- Place of death
- Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Fields
- verse
- Honours
- Hero of Socialist Labour · Hero of Tajikistan · Lenin Prize · Stalin Prize and 2nd degree · Tajikistan Rudaki State Prize · Order of the October Revolution
- Languages
- Tajik
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Mirzo Tursunzoda (2 May 1911 – 24 September 1977) was an important Tajik and Soviet poet and a prominent political figure, full member (academician) of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, a member of the Union of Soviet Writers. Today, Tursunzoda has been elevated to the level of Hero of Tajikistan. Tursunzoda's face appears on the front of the one Somoni note.
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The town of Tursunzoda (formerly Regar) is named in his honor. Dushanbe's Memorial and Literature Museum was founded in 1981 in honor of Tursunzoda's 70th anniversary. He was awarded the Stalin prize.
The recorded working language is Tajik. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are verse. Residence is recorded at Mirzo Tursunzoda House Museum. Positions recorded include deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Distinctions recorded are Hero of Socialist Labour, Hero of Tajikistan, Lenin Prize and Stalin Prize, 2nd degree.
Tajik Writers Union building, Dushanbe
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Tajik Writers Union building, Dushanbe
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• Name — Mirzo Tursunzoda • Born — 2 May 1911 • Birthplace — Karatag, Emirate of Bukhara • Died — 24 September 1977 • Place of death — Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Poet • Illustration — Mirzo Tursunzoda's statue (left) alongside Abolqasem Lahouti (right) at Tajik Writers Union building, Dushanbe
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