Shuhrat (real name and surname - Ghulam Aminjonovich Alimov) (April 19, 1918, Tashkent - June 20, 1993, there) - Uzbek and Soviet writer, poet, playwright and translator. Honored writer of the Uzbek SSR (1978). Biography The son of a craftsman. After school, he studied at the transport technical school (1932-1933). Then, in 1934-1936, he studied at the Institute of Transport Engineers of Central Asia (now Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers), and in 1936-1940, he studied at the Tashkent Pedagogical Institute named after Nizami. He worked as an assistant to the secretary of the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan (1934-1936). From November 1940 to July 15, 1943, he served as a senior lieutenant in the 164th brigade of the North Caucasus Front. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the victory, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the second degree. In 1945-1948, he worked in the "Eastern Star" youth magazine, as a department head (1948-1950) in this magazine. In 1951, together with Maqsud Shaikhzada, Shukrullo Yusupov, and Said Ahmad, they were arrested for "nationalist activities" and were deprived of their freedom for 25 years. He was in camps in Kazakhstan. In 1955, he was rehabilitated. In 1955-1958 and 1960-1970, he was a literary consultant in newspapers and magazines of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in 1958 he was the director of the literary fund, and in 1960-1970 he was the responsible secretary of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan. Works He made his debut as a poet in 1936 with the poetry collection "Mehrol". In 1936-1940, several collections of his poems were published. Fame "Hayot Nafasi"(Breath of Life) (1949), Ballads (1959), "O`lmaslik"(Immortality) (1961), "Buyuk sevgi"(Great Love) (1966), "Poems" (1977), "Oshiq yurak"(Heart in Love) ( 1979) author of poetry collections, short stories. "Oila"(Family) (1946), "Rustam" (1947), "Bir kechaninh fojiasi"(Tragedy of One Night) (1976). He is the author of the novels "Paltoli Yillar"(Years with a coat) (1959), "Altin Zanglamas" (1965), "Paradise Seekers" (1968). He also wrote novels, short stories, plays, works for children. Many works of fame have been translated into foreign languages. Awards Ikkinchi darajali Vatan urushi ordeni(Ordens of the Patriotic War of the Second Class) Oʻzbekiston SSR xalq yozuvchisi (1983) Oʻzbekiston SSRda xizmat koʻrsatgan artist (Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR)</ref> Orders of Merit (Uzbekistan) (2003, posthumous) "El-Yurt Khurmati" Order (Medal of Honor of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1993) References Uzbeks