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Tojiboeva, Bashoratkhon
Tajik actor Bashoratkhon Tojiboeva was born in Namangon on No-
vember 10, 1916. There is little information available on the formative
years of her career. She joined the CPSU in 1946.
Tojiboeva worked with the Konibodom Comedy and Drama Theater
between 1932 and 1934. In 1934 and 1935, she worked for the Nav
Drama and Music Theater. Between 1936 and 1938, she worked for the
Chikalov Drama Theater, and from 1938 to the end of her life, she
worked at the Pushkin Comedy and Music Theater in Leninabad.
During her 35-year career, Tojiboeva created many memorable roles,
including Khonzoda in Boi va Khidmatgor (The Richman and the Ser-
vant), by H. Hakimzoda; Gulsara, Oftobkhon, and Nurkhon in three
plays of the same names by K. Yashin; Saltanat in Tui (Celebration), by
S. Ghani; Varvara in Ra'du Barq (Thunder and Lightning), by A. N.
Ostrovskii; and many others.
Tojiboeva became a People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1943. She was
also a recipient of the Badge of Honor and the Honorary Order of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan, as well as a number of
medals. Tojiboeva died in Leninabad, August 20, 1965.
Tojiev, Dadojon
Tajik linguist Dadojon Tojiev was born into a retailer's family in
Konibodom on March 22, 1915. He joined the CPSU in 1944.

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Tojiev graduated from Leningrad State University in 1941. In 1946

and 1947, he was the Director of the Language and Literature Division
of the Scientific Research Institute. From 1951 to 1953, he was Director
of the Language Division of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan and,
between 1953 and 1987, he was the Director of the Department of Lan-
guages at the Tajikistan State University. He became a professor in
1967. Tojiev received his doctorate degree in linguistics in 1972.
Tojiev's first scientific article was entitled "Kalimai 'Ob' dar Zaboni
Adabii Hozirai Tojik" ("The Word 'Water' in Present-day Literary
Tajiki," 1952).
Tojiev's research dealt with the morphology of the Tajiki language
with forays into Tajiki syntax. He also dealt with the interaction be-
tween Tajiki and Russian in such works as Zaboni Rusi--Zaboni Mu-
hovira va Hamkorii Khalqhoi SSSR (The Russian Language--the Lan-
guage of Conversation and Cooperation Among the Peoples of the So-
viet Union, 1964).
Tojiev was recognized as both an Excellent Tajik Educator in 1960,
and a Distinguished Tajik Teacher in 1965.
Tojiev died in Dushanbe on January 6, 1987.