P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Boboev, Yuri

Tajik scholar and literary critic Yuri Boboev was born in Samarqand

in 1917. He joined the CPSU in 1948.

Boboev graduated from the University of Samarqand with a degree

in Persian and Tajiki languages and literatures in 1945. In 1947, he

joined the staff of Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute. In 1952, he became

a Scientific Worker at the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. He has

written a considerable number of articles on literary criticism, especially

dealing with the works of Sadriddin Aini, Tursunzoda, Lahuti, and

Ikromi. His contributions include "Aini: Ustodi Barrasi dar Tafakkur"

("Aini: A Master Investigator of Thought," 1956), "Mirzo Tursunzoda"

("Mirzo Tursunzoda, " 1961), "Sipahsolori Nazm" ("The Commander of

Verse, " 1971), "Adabiyoti Shavravii" "Tojik" ("Soviet Tajik Literature,

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with Nosirjon Ma'sumi, " 1985-1987), "Hizb, Zamon va Adabiyot"

("Party, Time, and Literature, " 1964), "Hayot, Qahramon va Adabiyot"

("Life, the Hero, and Literature, " 1978), "Simo va Mahorat" ("Appear-

ance and Skill, " 1979), and "Muqaddamai Shinokhti Adabiyot" ("Intro-

duction to Literary Criticism, " 1974).

He has received two medals and the Order of the Presidium of the

Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.