P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Pulodov, Tolstoy

Tajik author and journalist Tolstoy Pulodov, also referred to as

Tolis, was born on August 24, 1929, to a scholarly family in Leninabad.

Little is known about his early education, after which he worked in a

print shop as a typesetter and linetypist. He joined the CPSU in 1957.

Thereafter, he studied at the Faculty of Letters of Tajikistan State

University. Upon graduation, Pulodov returned to journalism and was

appointed Associate Editor of Mash'al and Editor of Sadoi Sharq.

Pulodov's first story, "Pisaron" ("Sons"), was published in 1946. One

of Sadriddin Aini's students, Pulodov creates heroes who are generally

young collective farm workers, urban intellectuals, and students. Family

life, morality, and human existence form the core of his works. The

Other themes Pulodov develops include friendship among nations and

the importance of education. His 1959 "Tobiston" ("Summer") is one of

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