Sarvar Azimov

Writer and playwright Sarvar Azimov made an important contribution to the development of 60s dramaturgy and theater with his stage works. S. Azimov is the author of several radio play scripts. He has been awarded the titles of "Honored Scientist of Uzbekistan" and "People's Writer of Uzbekistan," as well as the international "Lotus" literary prize.

Biography

The well-known playwright and literary scholar Sarvar Azimov was born in 1923 in Jizzakh into an intellectual family. Younger brother of the famous poet Hamid Olimjon, Sarvar graduated from the pedagogical technical school in Tashkent and entered the Faculty of Philology of the Central Asian State University (1942-1946), then continued his education in postgraduate studies.

From 1946 to 1947, he worked as a responsible editor at the Republican Radio Committee, from 1947 to 1950 as a researcher at the Literature Museum, and from 1950 to 1954 as a researcher and deputy director at the Institute of Language and Literature. From 1954 to 1956, he served as the head of the Science and Culture Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan, and from 1956-1957 and 1980-1985, he held the positions of First Secretary of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan.

From 1957 to 1959, he served as the Minister of Cultural Affairs of the Republic, and from 1959 to 1969, as the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic.

S. Azimov worked as the ambassador of the former USSR to Syria and Pakistan from 1969 to 1980, and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 1986 to 1990.

Sarvar Azimov passed away in 1994.

The writer's literary-critical activity began in 1948. In his articles such as "Against Distorting the History of Uzbek Literature" and "On the Work of Young Uzbek Writers," he put forward important scientific-theoretical issues of the literature of that period. Sarvar Azimov conducted long-term scientific research on the work of Hamid Olimjon, defending his candidate dissertation in 1953 and his doctoral dissertation in 1972.

He actively participated in the creation of programs, textbooks, and collections of Uzbek literature for secondary schools.

Work

Sarvar Azimov made a significant contribution to the development of 60s dramaturgy and theater with his stage works. His works "Bloody Mirage" (1961), "Song of the White Morning" (1962), "Beauty of Stars" (1964), and his scientific-theoretical books on literary studies are among the achievements of Uzbek literature. "Drama of the Era" (1968), with its ideological and artistic maturity, holds a special place in the playwright's work.

In all his dramatic works, Sarvar Azimov raised important problems of the historical period he witnessed. He enriched Uzbek dramaturgy with new themes and new characters through his works taken from the lives of foreign nations.

S. Azimov is the author of several radio play scripts. He has been awarded the titles of "Honored Scientist of Uzbekistan" and "People's Writer of Uzbekistan," as well as the international "Lotus" literary prize.