Sagit Agish

Sagit Agish
Born	Sagit Ishmuhametovich Agishev 25 December 1904 Isyangildinovillage, Orenburg uezd (county), Orenburg Governorate, Russian Empire (now Sharlyksky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia)
Died	21 May 1973 (aged 68) Ufa, Bashkir Republic, (now Bashkortostan, Russia)
Occupation	poet, novelist, playwright, librettist
Ethnicity	Bashkirs
Citizenship	Russian Empire , USSR
Alma mater	Orenburg Bashkir Pedagogical College
Notable works	"Our laughter". In the years 1933-1940, he wrote a series of novels and short stories: "With regard to the conditions" ("Шартына килһен"), "The house of the muezzin" ("Мөдзин йортонда"), "Horsemen" ("Егеттәр"), "Mahmutov." During World War II, they were created patriotic works "Ilmurza Rider" ("Атлы Илмырҙа"), "Ahmadullah" In 1950 saw the release of the novel Agish "foundation" of the Bashkir village life. In 1964 came the story "Compatriots" on youth Musa Cälil.
Notable awards	Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Badge of Honour Salavat Yulaev Award

Sagit Agish was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright.

Early life

Sagit Agish was born as Sagit Ishmukhametovich Agishev on January 19, 1905 in the village of Isangildy, Sharlyksky District, Orenburg province. He was attended Khusaniya School. He later studied at the Orenburg Bashkir Pedagogical College and the Bashkir State Pedagogical Institute.^[1]

Literary career

Agish began writing in the 1930s. He started by writing prose. His earliest stories, “Makhmutov” (1939), “Guys” (1939), and “In Mazin’s House” (1940) portrayed life in the Soviet Union in the 1930s.^[1]

Books

Agish wrote frequently about the Soviet Union. His books Ilmurza, A Horseman (1942), Akhmadulla (1944), To the Front (1944) and My Three Months (1944) are about tales of patriotism in the Soviet Union. His other notable books include Selected Stories (1953), Two Dawns (1961), By the River (1961), On the Way (1967) and Gnedko (1972).^[1]

References

1. "Sagit Agish". Culture World of Bashkortostan. Retrieved 14 March 2014.