Fazu Fazu AlievaAlievaNational National Poetess Poetess

Of Of DagestanDagestan

Fazu Alieva was Fazu Alieva was born on December born on December 5, 1932 in a 5, 1932 in a mountainous village mountainous village of Ghinichoutl, in of Ghinichoutl, in Khounzakh region Khounzakh region in the family of a in the family of a serviceman.serviceman. In 1950 she left In 1950 she left Aranin secondary Aranin secondary school. After school. After leaving a secondary leaving a secondary school had been school had been working in it as a working in it as a teacher for four teacher for four years.years.

In 1954 she entered In 1954 she entered the Dagestan women the Dagestan women Teachers’ training Teachers’ training Institute. But in 1955 Institute. But in 1955 she left the institute she left the institute and became a student and became a student of Moscow Literature of Moscow Literature institute named after institute named after M. Gorky.M. Gorky.In 1962 after In 1962 after graduating from the graduating from the institute got the job institute got the job as an editor of a as an editor of a monthly magazine monthly magazine

“ “ Woman of Woman of Dagestan”.Dagestan”.

In 1971 she was In 1971 she was appointed an appointed an editor- in-chief editor- in-chief of the magazine of the magazine “Woman of “Woman of Dagestan”. Dagestan”.

She has She has remained the remained the editor-in-chief of editor-in-chief of this magazine this magazine for thirty five for thirty five years already.years already.

Avar poetess Fazu Alieva is the most Avar poetess Fazu Alieva is the most striking representative of the women striking representative of the women of Dagestan? Who are making a great of Dagestan? Who are making a great contribution to the spiritual culture of contribution to the spiritual culture of the peoples of the Land of mountains the peoples of the Land of mountains today. The word “Fazu” in Avar today. The word “Fazu” in Avar language means “Fire-bird”.language means “Fire-bird”.Her principle theme is the women’s Her principle theme is the women’s happiness. Whether she is thinking of happiness. Whether she is thinking of her own life or writing with deep her own life or writing with deep feeling about her own mother or son, feeling about her own mother or son, or addressing herself to the snow or addressing herself to the snow mountains and crystal springs, or mountains and crystal springs, or singing the praises of devotion in love singing the praises of devotion in love - -

all this has a song of happiness, the all this has a song of happiness, the happiness of living, feeling, happiness of living, feeling, experiencing and enjoying.experiencing and enjoying. She is a very kind and responsive She is a very kind and responsive woman. Kindness is a distinguishing woman. Kindness is a distinguishing feature of her poetic gifts too.feature of her poetic gifts too.

One of her volumes One of her volumes of poetry was of poetry was entitled “I hand Out entitled “I hand Out a Rainbow”. This is a Rainbow”. This is symbolic: the symbolic: the poetess generously poetess generously bestows on people bestows on people the warmth and the warmth and wealth of her own wealth of her own heart. She writes heart. She writes verses because she is verses because she is convinced they are convinced they are necessary “for all necessary “for all people as dreams of people as dreams of the stars, as the the stars, as the sun’s rays, as the sun’s rays, as the moon’s light, the moon’s light, the splash of the waves, splash of the waves, as fresh air”.as fresh air”.

She is well known in Dagestan as She is well known in Dagestan as playwright too. In recent years she has playwright too. In recent years she has shown herself to be a talented writer of shown herself to be a talented writer of prose. Her novel “ The Wind will Not prose. Her novel “ The Wind will Not Carry Away A Clod of Earth” is the first Carry Away A Clod of Earth” is the first autobiographical novel in the history of autobiographical novel in the history of Dagestan literature. Dagestan literature.

This work enriched This work enriched Dagestan prose Dagestan prose with the theme of with the theme of the the inseparableness of inseparableness of literary talent from literary talent from the life and destiny the life and destiny of the people. of the people. Altogether, she Altogether, she has written more has written more than 20 volumes of than 20 volumes of poetry and 10 poetry and 10 novels, seven of novels, seven of which have been which have been published in 30 published in 30 languages.languages.

Fazu Alieva’s Last Book Devoted to Umakhanov Shaimil,World Cup WinnerIn Free StyleWrestling, Who DiedOf an Accident.

Fazu Alieva is known not only as a poetess and Fazu Alieva is known not only as a poetess and novelist, but also a tireless publicist and public novelist, but also a tireless publicist and public figure: in different periods of time she was figure: in different periods of time she was Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Dagestan, Chairman of the Dagestan branch of Dagestan, Chairman of the Dagestan branch of the Soviet Peace Committee, member of the the Soviet Peace Committee, member of the World Peace Council and Chairman of the World Peace Council and Chairman of the Dagestan Peace Fund.Dagestan Peace Fund.