Shamshad Abdullaev | |
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| Native name | Шамшад Маджитович Абдуллаев |
| Born | 1 November 1957 Fergana, Uzbek SSR, USSR |
| Died | 23 October 2024 (aged 66) Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist, author |
| Language | Russian |
| Nationality | Soviet (Until 1991), Uzbek |
| Education | Fergana Pedagogical institute (1979) |
| Genre | Social poetry |
| Years active | 1987–2024 |
| Notable works | The Gap
Slow Summer Three Poems |
Shamshad Majitovich Abdullaev (Russian: Шамшад Маджитович Абдуллаев, 1 November 1957 – 23 October 2024) was an Uzbek poet, essayist, writer, and translator who wrote in Russian. He was the founder of the Fergana Poetry School.[1]
From 1991 to 1995, Abdullaev was also the final editor-in-chief of Tashkent-based poetry journal Star of the East (Zvezda Vostoka). His first poetry compilation book, titled The Gap, was published in Saint Petersburg, Russia by local magazine Mitin. The Gap received critical acclaim and won Abdullaev the prestigious Andrei Bely Prize in 1994.[2]
Abdullaev was a contributor to Words Without Borders, where he published several of his poems: "On the Death of Jean Vigo", "Midday 1975", and "Family", all originally written in Russian.[3]