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Nasrulloev, Kamoljon
Tajik poet Kamoljon Nasrulloev, also referred to as Kamol Nasrullo,
was born into a scholarly family in the village of Panjrud in the
Panjakent district of Zarafshan province on December 25, 1950.
Nasrulloev graduated from the Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute in
1971. Between 1974 and 1976, he worked for the monthly Mash'al, and
from 1976 to 1981 for Sadoi Sharq. Thereafter, until 1986, he was the

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Director of the Targhibi Adabiyot Foundation at the Union of Writers of

Tajikistan. In 1986, he became the Chief Editor of Chashme.
Nasrulloev's first poems were published in late 1960s. He composes
his poetry in both the traditional and the modern genres. His
contributions include "Bargi Zuf" ("The Hyssop Leaf," 1981) and
"Guzargohi Dil" ("Pathway of the Heart," 1983). His other contributions
are "Nomai Boli Kabutar" ("The Pigeon-wing Letter," 1986); "Nomai
ba Oftob" ("A Letter to the Sun," 1988); "Bui Vatan" ("The Fragrance
of the Motherland," 1994); and "To Dami Nolaho Garmand" ("For a
While the Laments Are Warm," 1994). He is also the author of "Roh
Sui Oftob" ("Pathway to the Sun"), about the construction of the Baikal-
Amur railway and "Chehrai Bakht" ("The Face of Fortune"), about
peace and friendship among people.
Nasrulloev's style is simple and the theme of his poetry consists of
the aspirations of the Communists, the labor of the farmers, and the
kindness of the younger generation.
Nasrulloev joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1979.
Nazarov, Abdushukur
Tajik economist Abdushukur Abdurahimovich Nazarov was born in
Leninabad on May 10, 1944.
Nazarov graduated from Moscow State University in 1967. In 1967
and 1968, he was the Scientific Secretary to the Optimal Planning and
Production Association at the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. From
1969 to 1972, he was a post-graduate student at the Center for
Economics and Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet
Union. From 1974 to 1981, he was the Head of the Economics Division
of the Institute of Economics of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan.
In 1981, he became the Director of the Productivity Division of the
Tajik branch of the Research Institute of the State Committee of the
Soviet Union regarding labor and social issues. He received his
doctorate degree in economics in 1983.
Nazarov's research deals with the theoretical aspects of socialist
labor, especially factors affecting increase in labor productivity. His
contributions include Hosilnokii Mihnat Muhimtarin Omili Samarai
Istihsolot (Labor Productivity As the Most Important Factor in
Production Results, Dushanbe, 1978) and "Analiz sotsial'no-
ekonomicheskikh faktorov rosta proizvoditel'nosti truda" ("An Analysis

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