Basti Bagirova

Basti Masim gizi Bagirova (Bağçakürd, 10 April 1906 – Bağçakürd, 27 February 1962; Azerbaijani: Bəsti Məsim qızı Bağırova) was an Azerbaijani cotton grower and politician. She is known as one of the first Stakhanovites in the Azerbaijan SSR.[2]

Basti Bagirova
Bəsti Məsim qızı Bağırova
Born(1906-04-10)10 April 1906
Bağçakürd, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died27 February 1962(1962-02-27) (aged 55)
Bağçakürd, Goranboy District, Azerbaijan SSR
Nationality
Alma materAzerbaijan State Agricultural University
Known forCotton production in Azerbaijan
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (since 1937)[1]
AwardsHero of Socialist Labour (twice)

Work

In 1930, Bagirova started working at the Voroshilov agricultural artel, which would later become a collective farm. This farm would eventually be named after Bagirova. In 1953, Bagirova was elected as chair of the collective farm. She held this position until her death in 1962.[2]

Politics

Basi Bagirova was a member of the Communist Party since 1937.[1] She was a member the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union from the 1st to the 3rd convocations. She was also member of the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR during 4th and 5th convocations, and member of the Presidium during the 5th convocation. She was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. She was a delegate to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the XXIII, XXIV and XXV congresses of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan.[2]

Awards

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Memorials

A bronze bust was erected at Bağçakürd in her honour.[2] There is also a street named after her in Baku.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Bagirova, Basti Masim Kyzy". Great Soviet Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). The Gale Group. 1970–1979. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013.
  2. Багирова Басти Масим кызы [Bagirova Basti Masim Kyzy]. warheroes.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 27 October 2019.
  3. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 May 2020), "Way: Basti Bagirova Street (116369728)" (Map), OpenStreetMap, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 5 May 2020
  4. Google (5 May 2020). "Bəsti Bağırova küç" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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