Zulfia (1915–1996)

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The favorite poetess of the Uzbek people, a well-known public figure, the national poetess of Uzbekistan, Zulfiya Israilova, was born on March 1915, 1 in the Okhchi neighborhood of Tashkent in the Degrez family. While studying at the Women's Academy (1931-1934), she participated in literary circles and practiced poetry.

Zulfia's first poem, "Men ish kozi", was published on July 1931, 17 in "Ishchi" newspaper. His first collection entitled "Life Sheets" was published when he was seventeen (1932).

In 1935-1938, he studied at the graduate school of the Institute of Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan.

In 1938-1948, he worked as an editor and department head in publishing houses, and in 1950-1953, he worked as a department head in the magazine "Women of Uzbekistan" (now "Saodat"), and in 1953-1985, he worked as a chief editor. Zulfiya entered the ranks of Aydin, Muzayyana Alaviya, and Khosiyat Tillakhonova with her artistic and aesthetic epics.

The role of Uzbek and Russian classics, folk art and traditions of world literature was incomparable in Zulfiya's creative development.

The poetess dedicates her poetic works such as "Temiroy" (1934), "Poems" (1939), "Girls' Song" (1939) to the hot lives of the Motherland and the farmers and tractor-driving girls working in its fields and deserts. At the same time, the poems in these collections were also important as works characterizing the period when the poetess mastered the secrets of her art.

During the war, the publication of collections such as "Uni Farhad Derdylar" (1943), "Hijran Kunlarida" (1944) showed that Zulfia was boldly entering the ranks of leading poets. The poems in this collection are written in the spirit of love for the Motherland, hatred for the enemy, faith in victory, and loyalty to the country.

Zulfia's hopeful poems such as "My Country", "A coat with a gun in my hand", "Wait for us" are among the works that express the fighting spirit of wartime Uzbek poetry.

A series of poems by the poetess created in the post-war years, such as "A Day in the Field" (1948), "Morning Song" (1953), as well as "Hulkar" (1947), "I Sing the Morning" (1950), "A Conversation with Friends" (1953 ), "People close to my heart" (1958), "My flowers" (1959), "Selected works" (1959), "Glow of life" (1961), "My songs to you" (1963), "Poems" (1963), " My songs are for you" (completed 2nd edition, 1965), "O'ylar" (lyrics, 2nd edition, 1969), "Lolaqizgaldok" (1970), "Sunny pen" (1971), "Visol" (1972), "Works" (2 volumes, volume 1, 1974,2, volume 1975, 1975), "Yillar, yollar..." (XNUMX), the anthem of the Motherland, the lives of people who are selfless in the process of work are sung enthusiastically.

His essays and epics such as "My Poem Asks the Poet" (1960), "Oydin" (1953), "Sunny Pen" (1967) are dedicated to the vivid memories of teachers such as Hamza, Oybek, Aydin, Hamid Olimjon.

Zulfia Hamid Olimjon created a play and an opera libretto based on the epics "Semurg", "Zaynab and Amon".

Zulfia was awarded the Republic State Prize for poetry collections such as "Thoughts" and "Shalola" (1970).

He is the author of more than thirty poetry and prose books. He was awarded the State Award for his services in the field of artistic creativity, the Jawaharlal Nehru International Award in 1968. For his works glorifying peace and friendship and active participation in the movement of progressive Asian and African writers, he received the international "Lilac" award (1970).

The poet visited India, Yugoslavia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Burma, and Austria. In 1956, he participated in the first conference of Asian and African writers held in Delhi and created the famous work "Mushoira" (1958).

About fifteen collections of Zulfia were published in Russian. His works have been translated into English, German, Hindi, Bulgarian, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Persian, Tajik, Armenian, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Turkmen, Bashkir, Azerbaijani and other languages. She skillfully translated the works of poetess N. Nekrasov, M. Lermontov, Vera Inber, Lesya Ukrainka, Edi Ognetsvet, Marvarid Dilboziy, Amrita Pritam into Uzbek.

Poet Zulfiya, who lived an exemplary life and carried out extensive social activities during the years of independence, received high respect and honor for her unique talent, love for the Motherland, noble human qualities, and services in raising the spirituality of our people. The government of Uzbekistan established the State Prize named after Zulfia in 1999, taking into account the great services of the famous poetess in the development of our culture.

The 100th anniversary of the birth of the honored poetess was widely celebrated by the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on October 2014, 31 (2015), and turned into a real literary holiday.

From the book “Uzbek writers” (S. Mirvaliyev, R. Shokirova. Tashkent, Gafur Gulom Publishing House of Literature and Art 2016).