Abulqosim Ahmadzoda Lohuti[a] (12 October 1887 – 16 March 1957) was an Iranian-Soviet poet and political activist who was active in Iran during the Persian Constitutional Revolution and in Tajikistan in the early Soviet era.
Abolqasem Lahouti | |
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| Born | Abolqasem Elhami 12 October 1887 Kermanshah, Iran |
| Died | 16 March 1957 (aged 69) Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Pen name | Abolqasem Lahouti |
| Occupation | Poet and politician |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Period | Modernism |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Socialist realism |
| Spouse | Cecilia Banu |
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Biography
editBorn on 12 October 1887 in Kermanshah to an Iranian cobbler and religious poet[1] named Mirza Ahmad Elhami,[2] he began writing poetry in early adolescence under the pen name Lahouti (which Encyclopædia Iranica translates as 'belonging to the world of the occult').[1] His first poem was printed in the newspaper Habl al-Matin (magazine) in Calcutta at the age of 18,[2] and in his twenties his poems were published in several prestigious publications.[1]
He soon entered politics and even received a medal from Sattar Khan for his efforts.[2]
Initially, he went to clerical school, but then went to Bulgaria and wrote many poems on Islam. He then came back to Iran, and enlisted in the armed forces, and graduated as Captain in rank.[2]
After being convicted by a court in Qom and sentenced to death, he fled to Turkey, but soon returned and joined forces with Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani in Tabriz. His forces defeated Mahmud Khan Puladeen's troops, but were soon disbanded by freshly dispatched forces. He then fled to Baku.[2]
While living in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, he became interested in Communism. After marrying a Russian student named Cecilia Bakaleyshchik, who would become a Persian-language poet and translator under the pen name Cecilia Banu (Sisil Banu),[3] he was unable to initiate a coup d'etat against the central government of Iran, so he gave up and moved to USSR where he remained until his final days.[2]
In 1925, he went to Dushanbe and joined the friends of Sadriddin Aini. His poetry was welcomed by audiences and gained him the position of the founder of Soviet Tajik poetry.[4]
Lohuti is the author of the Anthem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic lyrics. Other works of his include Kaveh the Blacksmith («Коваи оҳангар», 1947), Kremlin («Кремл», 1923), The Crown and the Flag («Тоҷ ва байрақ», 1935), among many others. His collection of poetry, in six volumes, was published between 1960 and 1963.
Notes
edit- ^ Russian: Абулькасим Ахмедзаде Лахути, romanized: Abuljkasim Ahmedzade Lahuti; Persian: ابوالقاسم احمدزاده لاهوتی [æˌbuːlqɒːˈsem æɦˌmædzɒːˈde lɒːhuːˈtʰiː]; Tajik: Абулқосим Аҳмадзода Лоҳутӣ, romanized: Aʙulqosim Ahmadzoda Lohutī, IPA: [ɐˌbulqɔˈsim ɐɦˌmɐdzɔˈda lɔhuˈtʰi]
References
edit- ^ a b c "LAHUTI, Abu'l-Qasem". Encyclopædia Iranica. 2009-04-20. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05.
- ^ a b c d e f 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh – ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing – انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).
- ^ Slezkine, Yuri (2017). The House of Government. Princeton University Press. pp. 483-484. ISBN 9781400888177. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ a b Iraj Bashiri, Prominent Tajik figures of the twentieth century, Dushanbe, 2002
External links
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- Abu’l-Qāsem Lāhuti, Encyclopædia Iranica
- Grassi, Evelin (2018). "Abū l-Qāsim Lāhutī". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.). Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830.
- Kirasirova, Masha (2017). "My Enemy's Enemy: Consequences of the CIA Operation against Abulqasim Lahuti, 1953–54". Iranian Studies. 50 (3): 439–465. doi:10.1080/00210862.2017.1292817. S2CID 151876817.