P rominent t ajik f igures of the

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Sheraliev, Maston

Tajik poet Maston Sheraliev, also referred to as Maston Sherali, was
born into a family of farmers in the village of Zirihisor in Panjakent on
April 20, 1935.
Sheraliev graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree
in history and philology in 1959. He then became the director of the po-
etry division of Sadoi Sharq, as well as the director of the literature di-
vision of Ma'orif va Madaniyat. In 1968, he became the Chief Editor of
Irfon Publications.
Sheraliev's poems appeared for the first time in the 1950s. His con-
tributions include "Mavjhoi Zarafshon" ("The Zarafshan Waves,"
1964)," "Risha dar Ob" ("Roots in Water," 1970), "Sitoraho" ("Stars,"
1972), "Tashnagi" ("Thirst," 1975), and others.
In addition, Sheraliev has created a number of plays, including Zol
va Rudoba (Zol and Rudabeh, based on Firdowsi's Shahname, 1970),
and Zebuniso (Zibuniso, 1972), for which he cooperated with Shamsi
Qiomov.
Sheraliev joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1964.
Shirin Buniyod
See Kurbonmamadov, Khushqadam.
Shirinshoh Shohtemur
See Shohtemur, Shirinshoh
Shodiev, Ergashali
Soviet literary critic Ergashali Shodiev was born into a family of
workers in
Konibodom
on
October 1, 1932.
He
joined the CPSU
in 1958.
Shodiev graduated from the Leninabad Pedagogical Institute in
1955. He was an instructor and Head of the Department of the Uzbeki
Language between 1956 and 1967. From 1967 until 1969, he was a
Senior Scientific Worker at the same institute. He received his doctorate
degree in philosophy in 1973 and became a professor in the same year.
Shodiev's research deals with the interrelationship between Tajik and
Uzbek literatures. He has studied the works of Nozili Khujandi, Fanoi
Istaravshani, Hoziq, Qambarkhoni Khujandi, and others.

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