Mishi Yusupovich Bakhshiev | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 7, 1910 Derbent, Dagestan ASSR, USSR |
| Died | 1972 (aged 61–62) Makhachkala, Dagestan, USSR |
| Occupation | writer, poet |
Mishi Bakhshiev (Russian: Бахшиев Миши Юсупович; Hebrew: מישה בקשייב; born October 10, 1910 – 1972) was a Soviet writer and poet of Mountain Jew origin. He wrote in languages of the Mountain Jews (Juhuri) and Russian.[1]
Biography
Bakhshiev was born in 1910, in the Southern Russian city of Derbent.[1] In 1928 he was sent to study in Krasnodar, and then to Moscow.[2] In 1936 he graduated from the State University of Farming. During the World War II, he was a war correspondent. He held various party positions, worked in leading positions in the newspaper "Dagestankaya Pravda".[2]
In 1932, Bakhshiev wrote his first story "Towards a New Life." In 1933–1940 he wrote several collections of poems ("Komsomol", "Fruits of October"), novels (Juhuri:Э пушорехьи тозе зиндегуни) – "Towards a New Life", (Juhuri:Vetegechiho) – "Fishermen" and dramas (Juhuri:Бесгуни игидхо) – "Victory of the Hero", (Juhuri:Хори) – "Earth", as well as the musical comedy (Juhuri:Шох угли, шох Аббас ва-хомбол Хасан) – "Shah's son, Shah Abbas and the loader Hasan".[3] In the postwar years,[4] Bakhshiyev wrote a collection of poems (Juhuri:Ме хосденуьм васале) – "I love spring", which was published only after the death of the author. In 1962–1963 he wrote in (Juhuri:Хушахой онгур) – "A Bunch of Grapes", it was the first novel in the Mountain Jewish literature.[3] Bakhshiev was also involved in translations from Russian into Juhuri. He translated Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov and Nizami Ganjavi.[5]
Some works of prose he wrote in Russian ("Stories about my fellow countrymen", 1956; "Common people", 1958; "Gardens will rustle", 1962, etc.) Bakhshiev's last play was Juhuri:Дю дедей) – "Two Mothers", 1965.[3]
External links
References
- 1 2 Bakhshiev Mishi Yusupovich – Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- 1 2 Mishi Bakhshiev . STMEGI
- 1 2 3 Bakhshiev Mishi. Electronic Jewish Encyclopedia
- ↑ Bakhshiev Mishi Yusupovich
- ↑ Bakhshiev Mishi Yusupovich