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Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

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Khojaeva's early poetry was published in 1982. Her poetry is read by

a wide international audience in Europe, Japan, and the republics of the
former Soviet Union. The themes of Kkojaeva's poetry include the phi-
losophy of life and death, love and society.
Khojaeva's contributions include "Soyai Ghazal" ("Shadow of a Son-
net"), "Rishtaboron" ("Downpour"), "Oyati 'Ishq" ("The Love Verse"),
"Paiyomi Niokon" ("The Message of the Ancestor"), "Bargi Sabz"
("Green Leaf"), and others.
Khojaeva joined the Union of Writers of Tajikistan in 1988.
Khojaeva, Mo'ina
Tajik poet Mo'ina Khojaeva was born in Samarqand in 1941.
Khojaeva graduated from Samarqand State University in 1963 with a
degree in Tajiki language and literature. Thereafter, she began teaching
at Samarqand schools. Her short stories have appeared in Firuza, Sadoi
Sharq, Jumhuriyyat, and Ovozi Tojik. No further information is avail-
able about her.
Kholdorov, Usmon
Tajik biologist Usmon Kholdorov was born into a family of workers
in Khorugh, Badakhshan, on July 17, 1936. He joined the CPSU in
1966.
Kholdorov graduated from Tajikistan State University in 1958. From
1958 to 1964, he was senior intern, post-graduate student, and senior
teacher at the Department of Biology of Tajikistan State University. In
1964, he became the Director of the Tajikistan Experimental Forestry
Station. He received his doctorate degree in biology in 1985, and be-
came a professor in 1988.
Kholdorov's research deals with botanical issues, especially in rela-
tion to the preservation of the forests. He is also interested in the devel-
opment and spread of walnut plantations in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan,
and the northern Caucasus. His contributions include "Gretskii orekh i
perspektivi ego virashchivania" ("The Walnut and its Cultivation") and
Flora i rastitel'nost' ushchel'ya reki Varzob (The Flora and the Vegeta-
tion of the Varzob River Valley), Leningrad, 1971.
Kholdorov received the Silver and Bronze medals for organizing the
agricultural achievements of the Soviet Union, and the Honorary Order
of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.

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