Aliyev's phase: the biography of the last of the greatest poets of the twentieth century

On the first day of the new year 2016, there was no great avar and Soviet poetess and writer with an exotic and unusual name for the Slavs - Aliyev's Phase. The biography of this outstanding woman is an example for many people of art. Since the poetess lived according to the principles she wrote about, and every line of her poems or prose is permeated with sincere feelings, her writings grab any reader.

Biography of Aliyeva: early years

The future world-famous poet was born in early December 1932 in the small Dagestan village of Ginichutl. The girl's father died very early, the Phase was not even five years old. Care for the future poetess and three other children lay on the shoulders of the mother, who worked as a simple nurse in the hospital. Despite the material difficulties, the mother was able to put all her children on her feet and help everyone to get a higher education. It was the example of her mother's everyday and hard work that influenced the work of Fase Aliyeva and helped to form her image of the heroine of her poems - a brave and courageous woman who, despite all prohibitions, achieves her goal.

Aliyev's phase, biography: the beginning of the creative path

To compose verses The phase began at a fairly early age. Her poetic skill grew, as they say, by leaps and bounds. Already while studying at school, the girl was considered a serious poet. The first significant verse was written during the Second World War. Aliyev's phase (the biography of the poetess here is not exactly accurate, some claim that she was 10 at the time, others - that 11 years) then very much imbued with the teacher's story about the difficulties of the soldiers and wrote a verse that everyone liked very much. It was printed in the school wall newspaper.
When the girl turned seventeen, her poem printed "Bolshevik mountains." Later the work was young, but incredibly bright and talented, the poetess from the village became interested in more serious periodicals.
After graduating from school, Aliyev worked as a teacher for four years, until she finally decided to get a full higher education. Therefore, in 1954, Aliyeva began her studies at the Dagestan Women's Pedagogical Institute in Makhachkala. However, there she studied for only a year, and then, on the advice of friends, decided to try to pass the examinations to a literary institute. Having sent her poems to the contest, she received an invitation to come to Moscow. Here she successfully passed most of the entrance examinations, except for the Russian language, and she was not accepted. However, the desire of the poetess to learn was so great that she went to the admission committee and, having communicated with her, eminent literary critics and writers of that time were extremely surprised by what talented and educated person Faz Aliyev.
The biography of the poetess would be incomplete, if not to mention the period of study at the Literary Institute. At that time, classics of Soviet literature were taught in this educational institution, and Alisa learned a lot from them and expanded her horizons. Also here the poet learned the Russian language better and began to write more Russian-language poems.
After graduation (in 1961), the Phase returned to Dagestan.

Literary and social activities

Even during studies in Moscow, the first collection of poetry poems in the Avar language was published. "My native village" - so called him Aliyev's Phase (a biography full of poetess sometimes contains another name for this book - "Native Village").
After returning home, the poet began to write a lot. So in 1961 her poem "On the Seashore" was published. And in the next two years - the poetry collections "Spring Wind" and "Rainbow Distribute."
In 1962, the poet becomes editor of the publishing house of educational and pedagogical books in Dagestan. During this period, she not only wrote a lot, but also edited the works of other authors. In addition, she tries her hand at prose - writes the novel "Fate". Creativity of the writer is gaining popularity not only in Dagestan and other republics of the USSR, but also far beyond their borders. It begins to translate into Russian, Swedish, French, German, English, Polish and other languages.
In addition, Aliyev's Phase receives membership in the Writers' Union of the USSR.
1971 is turning point in the public activities of Fase Aliyeva. It was at this time that the writer became the editor-in-chief of the progressive edition "Women of Dagestan", as well as the chairman of the Dagestan Peace Protection Committee. Also during this period it "takes under its wing" the branch of the Soviet Peace Fund of Dagestan and participates in the work of the World Peace Council.
Actively participating in the political and cultural life of his homeland, Aliyev's phase for a decade and a half served as deputy chairman of the Supreme Council of Dagestan.
The heyday of this poetess's creative work fell on the sixties and seventies. It was at this time that other peoples became interested in her works and therefore they began to translate them into other languages (Aliyev's phase, despite the fluency of Russian, most often wrote her works in her native Avar language). It was during this period that she wrote the legendary "Lump of the Earth the Wind Will not Take", "150 Branches of the Bride", "Letter to Immortality", "Eternal Fire", "When Joy in the House" and other works no less famous to admirers of her work.
During the eighties and nineties, Aliyev's phase focuses more on prose, although at that time there are two volumes of selected works of the poetess in Russian and Avar languages. In the nineties, Aliev's Phase publishes three novels: "Two Peaches", "Listopad" and "Sign of Fire". In addition, the collections of her prose are published - "Break", "Why do women grow gray" and "Dagestan toasts".
To the seventieth anniversary of the poetess was given out a gift twelve-volume collection of her works "Talisman".

Awards and achievements

An interesting fact: in Dagestan, the poetess is simply called the Phase, not mentioning the surnames, implying that it is unique, exists in the singular. However, apart from the veneration and love of compatriots, Aliyev's Phase received many other awards outside of her country.
So, for example, for the collection "The Lump of the Earth the wind will not take away" the poetess was awarded with the award to them. N. Ostrovsky. Aliyev also received prizes of such well-known Soviet publications as Peasant, Ogonek, Rabotnitsa, Sovetskaya zhenshina and others.
In the sixty-ninth year, the poet was awarded the title of "People's Poet of Dagestan."
Among other things, she is the recipient of many awards for the propaganda and protection of peace, not only in Dagestan, Russia, but throughout the world. Among them are the gold medal of the Soviet Peace Foundation and the medal "The Fighter for Peace" of the Soviet Peace Committee.

The creative heritage of this poetess is more than a hundred books and collections that have been translated into more than sixty languages of the world. It is a pity that such a talented writer, a bright personality and an extraordinary woman did not become. Despite this, her works will continue to live and delight many more generations, since it is unlikely that in the near future there will appear in the literature the same star as Aliyev's Phase. Biography in the Avar language - that's what it would be interesting to read her compatriots today. And I very much want to hope that there will be people who will be able to describe the fate of this incredible woman, because she really deserves it. In the meantime, her sincere and bright poems remain, defiantly the brightest feelings and impulses of each of their readers.