Gulsaira Momunova

Gulsaira Momunova, in Kyrgyz: Гүлсайра Момунова (30 December 1937 – 12 August 2020) was a Kyrgyz journalist, translator and poet. In 2011, she was given the title 'People's Poet of Kyrgyzstan'.

Gulsaira Momunova
Гүлсайра Момунова
Born(1937-12-30)30 December 1937
Ken-Aral, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Died12 August 2020(2020-08-12) (aged 82)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Resting placeAla-Archinsky cemetery
Occupation(s)Poet, journalist

Biography

Momunova was born on 30 December 1937, in the village of Ken-Aral (Кен-Арал) in the Bakay-Ata District of Kyrgyzstan.[1] She graduated from school in Talas in 1955, and then, in 1960, from the Mayakovsky Women's Institute.[2] She began work in 1961 as a journalist for the newspaper Советтик Кыргызстан (Soviet Kyrgyzstan), where she worked until 1969. From 1971, she worked as deputy editor for Кыргызстан (Kyrgyzstan).[3] From 1973 until her retirement in 1993, she was editor of the magazine Кыргызстан аялдары (Women of Kyrgyzstan).[1][3]

In 1964, Momunova published her first collection of poetry, entitled Тилек [Wish].[1] She wrote twenty collections of poetry during her career, two of which were translated to Russian.[1][3] Her poetry is known for its folk style.[4] In 1971, she became of member of the Kyrgyz National Writers' Union.[3] In 1973, she made the first Kyrgyz translation of the Kazakh author I. Zhakanov's short story Returned Song.[1]

Momunova died from kidney disease linked to COVID-19 complications in Bishkek, on 12 August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan.[5] She was buried on 13 August, in the Ala-Archinsky cemetery.[6]

Legacy

In 2013, Momunova's 75th birthday was marked by an exhibition of her works at the National Library of Kyrgyzstan.[4]

Awards
  • Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic (1987)[1]
  • 'Happy Week Medal': International Song Contest - Turkey (1996)[2]
  • Tugolbay Ata Literary Prize (2003)

Selected publications
  • Бабалардан уңгу башат (2012).[7]

References
  1. "Кыргыз эл акыны Гүлсайра Момунова дүйнө салды". Kadam-media.kg - Маалымат порталы (in Russian). 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. "Кыргыз эл акыны Гүлсайра Момунова көз жумду". pk.kg (in Russian). 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. "Окуялар - Кыргыз Республикасынын Президентинин расмий Интернет сайты". m.president.kg. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. "Г.Момунова: Жакшы сөз айткым келет, кыргыз калкым! - BBC Kyrgyz - Маданий жаңылыктар". www.bbc.com (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. "Кыргыз эл акыны Гүлсайра Момунова дүйнөдөн кайтты". Азаттык Υналгысы (in Kyrgyz). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  6. Экономика; Политика; Общество; Президент; Парламент; Правительство; Аналитика; Covid-19; Выборы 2020. "На 83–м году ушла из жизни Народный поэт КР Гулсайра Момунова (некролог)". Информационное Агентство Кабар (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  7. Момунова, Гүлсайра (2012). Бабалардан уңгу башат (in Kyrgyz). Fast print. ISBN 978-9967-15-200-7.
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