LIFE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THE UNION OF WRITERS OF DAGESTAN – BAGAUDIN ASTEMIROV

Abstract

The article examines the life path and social activities of the first chairman of the Writers’ Union of Dagestan, Bagaudin Astemirov. The subject of the study is the difficult life and work of a poet and public figure associated with serving the people and the Motherland. As the People’s Commissar of Education of the DASSR, B. Astemirov carried out the tasks of the cultural assault – an important stage in the struggle for culture and education in the republic. Being at the same time the first chairman of the Writers’ Union of Dagestan, B. Astemirov did a lot for the flourishing of literature in the multinational republic. He attracted E. Kapiev to work in the writing organization and was his mentor and senior friend, contributed to the establishment of the original talent of the first folk poets of Dagestan – S. Stalsky, G. Tsadasa, A. Magomedov. The life and work of B. Astemirov were very complex, like the era itself in which the poet lived. However, B. Astemirov remained faithful to the ideals of the revolution, social equality and brotherhood of peoples, despite all the difficulties, hardships and deprivations. Poet and Citizen – Bagaudin Astemirov left a bright mark on the history of Dagestan and therefore continues to live in people’s memory.