Fazu Aliyeva

Fazu Aliyeva (5 December 1932 – 1 January 2016) was an Avar-speaking Soviet-born Russian poet, novelist and journalist. She played a significant role in the development of Dagestani in Russian literature. She was also a human rights activist.

Fazu Aliyeva
Alijeva in December 2002
Born(1932-12-05)5 December 1932
Khunzakhsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died1 January 2016(2016-01-01) (aged 83)
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
OccupationPoet
Awards

Overview

Aliyeva was born in the Khunzakhsky District of Dagestan.

From 1954-1955, Fazu Aliyeva studied at Dagestan State Pedagogical University.

In 1961 she graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute.

She was a member of the Union of Soviet Writers as well as the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (until 2006).

Aliyeva was awarded two Orders of the "Badge of Honor", two Orders of Friendship of Peoples and the Order of St. Andrew in 2002. She was awarded the Gold Medal of the Soviet Peace Fund, the Jubilee Medal of the World Peace Council, and honorary awards in several foreign countries.[1]

Aliyeva died in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, on 1 January 2016, from heart failure at the age of 83.[2]

References
  1. "Народная поэтесса Дагестана Фазу Алиева отметила свой день рождения". Mkala.mk.ru. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  2. "Скончалась национальная поэтесса Дагестана Фазу Алиева". 163gorod.ru. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.


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