ark and . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁side ▁during ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Soviet ▁take over ▁of ▁Central ▁Asia . ▁Emb ark ing ▁on ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁and ▁writer , ▁he ▁adopted ▁the ▁nick name ▁El - Reg istan , ▁which ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁name ▁and ▁the ▁Sam ark and ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁land mark , ▁Reg istan . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁several ▁prominent ▁Central ▁Asian ▁newsp apers , ▁including ▁P rav da ▁V ost oka ▁in ▁T ash k ent . ▁He ▁achieved ▁prom in ence ▁as ▁a ▁tal ented ▁rep orter ▁and ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Moscow ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Iz vest ia . ▁From ▁there , ▁he ▁covered ▁the ▁massive ▁Soviet ▁construction ▁and ▁heavy ▁industry - building ▁campaign s ▁ ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁propag and ist , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁White ▁Sea ▁– ▁Balt ic ▁Canal , ▁U ral m ash , ▁etc . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁movie ▁scripts ▁and ▁radio ▁plays , ▁and ▁El - Reg istan ▁is ▁perhaps ▁better ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁script ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁film ▁Dj ul bars ▁( 1 9 3 5 ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Naz i ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁El - Reg istan ▁became ▁a ▁special ▁war ▁correspond ent , ▁frequently ▁travel ing ▁to ▁front ▁lines . ▁He ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Joseph ▁St alin , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁submitted ▁his ▁draft ▁of ▁the