P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Party of the Soviet Union. Between 1962 and 1968, he served as the
Chief Editor of Javononi Tojikiston. He was a reporter for the Moscow-
based Komsomolskaya Pravda from 1970 to 1972. From 1972 to 1974,
Tabarov served as the Chief Editor of the Russian version of Javononi
Tojikiston. Between 1988 and 1990, he served as the Minister of Edu-
cation of Tajikistan and the Director of International Relations of the
Ministry of Education of the Republic.
Tabarov has authored a number of works dealing with Tajik culture,
which include, Rohhoi Dur va Nazdik (Far and Near Roads, 1977) and
In Bahor Chi Miovarad (What Will This Spring Bring? 1983).
As a playwright, Tabarov has made several contributions including
Shikori Divon (Hunting Demons), Parvozi Vopasin (The Last Flight),
Kafshhoi Abulqosim (Abulqosim's Shoes), and Dar Chorsu (At the
Crossroads). This latter play, which created a commotion in Tajikistan
when it appeared in 1986, was staged at the Lahuti Academy of Dra-
matic Arts, as well as at the Ashkabad, Bukhara, Khujand, and Kulab
Theaters. Additional contributions include Qismat (Lot, 1997), Tars
(Fear, 1998), and Payomi Zardusht (The Message of Zoroaster, 2001);
all were staged at the Lahuti Academy of Dramatic Arts. Okharin
Vagon (The Last Wagon, 2001) was staged at the Russian Theater
Named After Mayakovskii.
Tabarov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1983. He
is the recipient of the 1981 Lahuti Union of Journalists of Tajikistan
Award, as well as the 1991 Ostona Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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He traveled to the United States, Hungary, India, Laos, Iran, the Czech

Republic, Portugual, France, Italy, and England.