Galimdzhan Ibragimov - Tatar writer and linguist: biography, scientific and teaching activities

Do you want to hear an interesting story in the Tatar language? Today we will talk about a man with a capital letter, who did not live at the best time, but who managed to carry his ideas through time and reach out to the descendants. In order to better get to know this person, first we will understand the biography of a Tatar boy who grew up in the family of a mullah.

First meeting

Galimdzhan Ibragimov is a well-known Tatar writer who is considered to be the pioneer of Tatar literature of the Soviet period. He is a hero of labor. For political reasons, he was repressed, but in 1955 he was rehabilitated. He stood at the sources of the Tatar literary work, and besides, he was an outstanding man who acted and was not afraid to speak when it was worth keeping silent. Everyone should know about such people who are building their era. Galimdzhan Ibragimov is a man from a breed that can not tolerate injustice and boldly rushes into battle.

Galimdzhan Ibragimov: biography

The boy was born on March 13, 1887 in the village of Sultanmuratovo, Ufa province. To date, this territory is the Aurghazinsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The boy was born into a family of mullahs. As you know, this is a servant of the Muslim cult. The Russian empire called mullahs not only connoisseurs of Muslim traditions, but also educated people and teachers. If you look at the facts, you can understand that in Russia the mullah was equated with the priest, and for good reason. Each of them was under a certain mosque, and their activities were clearly regulated by decrees of officials. In the Caucasus, the mullah was called the clergy of the lowest rank.

Biographical information about the writer is very scarce, since he did not like publicity and did not write memoirs. At the same time, history still preserved the basic merits of the Tatar writer, for which he should be respected and appreciated.

Learning

Galimdzhan Ibragimov, whose biography is very brief, received a home education. This was due to the fact that his father was a mullah - an educated man of his time. He received his primary education in the rural madrasah Khusainia, which is in Orenburg. He also did not study for a long time at the Russian school in 1899. In 1906-1908 he studied at the madrassa "Galia". It was in 1906 that the writer first arrested him, but soon the young man was released.

Professional activity

Galimdzhan Ibragimov showed himself in various spheres. He was a writer, editor and publisher. As a writer, he made his debut thanks to his story "Expulsion from the madrasah of Zaki-Shakirda", which was written in 1907. It was the second year of schooling. It's amazing that the boy from the madrasah "Galiya" wrote an interesting story so early. In 3 years he released his first collection of short stories, which was called "The Beginning of Spring". His literary work had a great influence on the artistic prose of the Turkic-speaking peoples. Tatar writers in their majority had little influence on the literary work as a whole, but individual individuals, like the one devoted to this article, were able to leave a tangible mark in the history.

Also the young man was the editor of several magazines and newspapers. In addition, he often edited the finished works. We will not list his numerous works, since they are all in the Tatar language. He also worked with his friend Fatih Saifi-Kazanlah to produce the newspaper "Volya".

Books on linguistics

Tatar writers were versatile and versatile people, because life taught them to be masters in several cases at once. Our hero was the author of books on philology and linguistics. His works were very popular, as they were written by a professional in his field. Moreover, his style of writing was simple, which was a prerequisite for normal perception of the language. Not all philologists could boast of the ability to explain and properly submit material. In total, Galimdzhan Girfanovich Ibragimov wrote three books on this topic: "Tatar Grammar", "Theory of Literature" and "Methods of Teaching Mother Language." The books were written in 1911, 1916 and 1918.

Teaching

Beginning in 1913, the writer began to combine his literary activity with teaching. This was due to a simple everyday need to have some money for existence. He started his teaching career in his first and native school. He taught the lessons of the Tatar language, which were given to him magnificently. He was a master of the word. Galimdzhan Ibragimov not only knew his language very well, but he also could brilliantly submit material for children who were just starting to learn the basics.

The teaching staff and top management could not ignore the talent of Ibragimov. Already in 1925 he began to head the Academic Center of the People's Commissariat of Education of the Republic. However, in this position he did not stay long - only two years. In 1927 he was removed because of political views, which are contrary to Soviet ideology. The official reason was: "For active nationalist activity." In the interim between these years, in 1926, the writer became the leader of the delegation of the Tatar ASSR at the First All-Union Turkic Congress, which took place in Baku. Professionals gathered about the romanization of the written language of the Turkic peoples. At this meeting, Galimdzhan Ibragimov voted against the holding of romanization.

Revolutionary activity

As it was said before, the hero of our article took an active life position and never was silent when some kind of injustice took place. In 1912 Ibragimov moved to Kiev. Soon after his arrival in the city formed a secret Muslim organization, which acts against the interests of the government. After a while it turns out that Galimjan was its leader. The following year, he was arrested by the police, but soon released because of a lack of direct evidence. Despite the fact that the young man was released, he was still under close supervision for a long time.

The situation in the country was heated over the periods. It's clear that it was impossible to fully express your indignation in the actions, since this was tantamount to drawing up your own judgment. Because of this, the writer's views and thoughts were fully reflected in his literary work.

The first significant work was the novel "Our Days", in which Galimdzhan from his point of view described all the events of the 1905 revolution. Also in his work much attention was paid to such a topic as the friendship of Tatar and Russian ordinary workers. He wrote two novels in which he created an almost ideal image of a fighter for the correct Soviet power: "The Tale of the Red Colors" and "Deep Roots." The first was written in 1920, and the second - in 1928.

His activities were noticed by political activists, who received more and more power, and in 1917 the writer was invited to the All-Russian Constituent Assembly.

Creation

All the work of Ibrahimov can be divided into several milestones: educational literature, novels, novels and plays. The story in Tatar from this writer is a kind of door to a completely different world, where the power of speech and the greatness of the voice rule. In order to understand how this original and talented person wrote, one should read at least one of his works - then everything will immediately become clear. His books are understandable for children and adults. Moreover, they are equally interesting to all age categories. Translations into Russian of his works were made much later than the works themselves were written. The difference is literally in 20-30 years. This is due to the fact that during the writing of books Ibrahimov was forbidden to read, and the police did everything to ensure that such a name was completely forgotten.

The author's first major work was the novel Young Hearts, which was written in 1912, and was translated into Russian only in 1980. In this work the author presented a full panorama of the life of Tatar people of different rank in the early 20th century.

After the revolution

After the revolution Galimdzhan continued his activity further. He still taught lessons in the Tatar language and taught children the correct pronunciation. From 1920 to 1924 he was an employee of the publishing department and a teacher at the Communist University in Kazan. As you can see, Galimdzhan Ibragimov, whose biography is not full of facts, still never sat on the spot. His life was constantly moving, he often changed places of work. In addition, he was always in the public eye, as his activities often contradicted the policy of the party.

In 1925 he became chairman of the Academic Center under the People's Commissariat of Education. Until 1937 he was deputy chairman of the Muslim Commissariat.

Arrest

Quiet life and work did not last long. In August 1937, Ibrahimov was arrested. It happened in the beautiful city of Yalta. Everything happened quickly: first he was handed over to the city police department, and then delivered to Kazan. Here he was locked up in a prison hospital, as they say, without trial and investigation. Unfortunately, this is not just a speech revolution, but reality. No one conducted the trial, and there was no verdict. Just one moment all the books of the writer were removed from the libraries, and his name was forbidden to remember. That's just how it was done: once - and there is no more such a person.

To speak for certain is difficult, but soon the writer died. January 21, 1938 he was no more. Whether this was the result of torture and mockery or a natural death is difficult to say, since all information is classified, and even the closest people Ibrahimov do not know how things really were. This story ended very sadly, although the man lived a decent life. There are many different opinions about why Ibrahimov so early and so quickly died. Find out the exact cause of death of a great man is unlikely to ever be successful. Only after the death of the writer was rehabilitated, in principle, like many other people, whose name was erased from the pages of history.

Memory

Galimdzhan Ibragimov, whose biography ended very tragically, is still immortalized in culture. In Kazan, a posthumous monument to a writer is installed, which is located in the Arskoye cemetery. Also named after the name of Ibragimov is the Kazan Institute and the avenue in the city. In 1987, the museum of his name was opened in the native village of the activist. In Kazan, there is a bust of the writer and there is a functioning gymnasium named after him. In honor of this person, a street in Ufa is also named, and there you can see a memorial plaque. Tatar artist Hanif Habibrahmanov made a bas-relief of Galimjan.

Summing up the article, it should be said that we do not always know about the best people who deserve to take an example from them. Often, such individuals are "buried" in history because their speeches cut the ears of the rulers. It is a pity that in the past it was possible to cross out a person so easily and throw him overboard. Many outstanding personalities who were even rehabilitated posthumously, still did not take in the public consciousness the role that destiny destined them. A modern democratic society should not allow such ugliness.