By: Nodira Jo’rayeva
Worth Noting:
- People’s Poet of Uzbekistan (1965). Hero of Labor (1984). Wife of poet Hamid Olimjon. After graduating from the Women’s Pedagogical Institute (1931-34), she entered the postgraduate course of the Institute of Language and Literature under the Committee of Sciences of Uzbekistan (1935).
- Then she worked as an editor at the Youth and Youth Literature Publishing House (1938-40), head of department at the Uzbekistan State Publishing House (1941-50), head of department at the “Women of Uzbekistan” (also known as “Saodat”) magazine (1950-53), and editor-in-chief (1954-85).
- Her first poem was published in the “Ishchi” newspaper in 1931. Initially, in 1932, the collection of poems “Hayot Vartakalari” was published. After that, her poetry books “Temiroy” (1934), “Poems”, “Girls’ Song” (1939) were published.
Zulfiya (1915–1996) Uzbek poet. The famous Uzbek poet Zulfiya was born on March 1, 1915 in Tashkent to the family of an Israeli blacksmith. From 1922 to 1931, she studied at school, then from 1931 to 1934 at a girls’ school. The poet, who began her career very early, worked in journalism and publishing almost all her life.
She was a graduate student at the Institute of Language and Literature from 1935 to 1938, an editor of the Children’s Publishing House from 1938 to 1948, head of the department of the State Publishing House of Uzbekistan, head of the department of the magazine “Saodat” until 1953, and from 1953 to 1980, for almost thirty years, she worked as the editor-in-chief of this magazine.
Zulfiya, the wife of the famous Uzbek poet Hamid Olimjon, a talented poetess who captivated the hearts of thousands of readers with her unique poetry, died on August 1, 1996. Zulfiya (pseudonym; full name Zulfiya Isroilova) (1915.1.3— Tashkent — 1996.1.8) — poet, journalist, translator, public figure.
People’s Poet of Uzbekistan (1965). Hero of Labor (1984). Wife of poet Hamid Olimjon. After graduating from the Women’s Pedagogical Institute (1931-34), she entered the postgraduate course of the Institute of Language and Literature under the Committee of Sciences of Uzbekistan (1935).
Then she worked as an editor at the Youth and Youth Literature Publishing House (1938-40), head of department at the Uzbekistan State Publishing House (1941-50), head of department at the “Women of Uzbekistan” (also known as “Saodat”) magazine (1950-53), and editor-in-chief (1954-85).
Her first poem was published in the “Ishchi” newspaper in 1931. Initially, in 1932, the collection of poems “Hayot Vartakalari” was published. After that, her poetry books “Temiroy” (1934), “Poems”, “Girls’ Song” (1939) were published.
The scope of life depicted in Zulfiya’s poems expanded, and scenes from the lives of foreign peoples also entered her work. Since the 1970s, a new rainbow of colors has appeared in the depiction of national life in her work, truthfulness and emotion have increased.
The principle of philosophical perception of reality, which began with the poetic bouquet “Thoughts” (1965), continued in the poetic books “Visol” (1972), “Years, years…” (1975), demonstrating the beginning of a period of true artistic upsurge in the poet’s work.
She again returned to the epic genre and created the epic “Sunny Pen” (1970), dedicated to the last journey of Ustad Oybek. At the same time, the poetess also wrote a series of poems dedicated to children (“Lolaqizgaldok”, 1975).
Zulfiya devoted a significant part of her life to the study and publication of the literary heritage of Hamid Olimjon. As an integral part of this process, she wrote the play “Semurg” (in collaboration with S. Somova) for the puppet theater and the libretto for the opera “Zaynab and Amon” based on the poet’s epic poem “Semurg or Parizod and Bunyod”.
She translated the works of A. S. Pushkin, M. Yu. Lermontov. N. A. Nekrasov, M. Voqif, L. Ukrainka, M. Dilboziy, S. Kaputikyan, E. Ognetsvet, Mustay Karim, Amrita Pritam, E. Bagryana and others into Uzbek. Her works have been published in many foreign languages, as well as in the languages of the fraternal Turkic peoples.
Zulfiya is a laureate of the international Jawaharlal Nehru (1968), “Nilufar” (1971) awards, and the State Prize of Uzbekistan named after Hamza (1970). She was also awarded the Bulgarian Order of Cyril and Methodius (1972). The government of Uzbekistan, recognizing the great contributions of the outstanding poetess to the development of our culture, established the Zulfiya State Prize.
In conclusion, Zulfiya Isroilova is a poet who occupies a special place in Uzbek literature with her strong and unique work. Her works are not only beautiful, but also have deep spiritual and philosophical aspects. Zulfiya Isroilova’s work has made a great contribution to Uzbek literature, and her works continue to attract readers today with their uniqueness and deep content.
Nodira Jo’rayeva, 4th year student at Bukhara State Technical University
Xinhua Media