P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Ismoilova, Lolaniso
Tajik biologist Lolaniso Ibrohimovna Ismoilova was born into a
worker's family in Dushanbe on October 4, 1929. She joined the CPSU
in 1965.
Ismoilova graduated from the Department of Biology of the Tajiki-
stan State University in 1953. In 1970, she became an Assistant Profes-
sor in the Department of Histology. In 1974, she was promoted to the
Head of the Department of Biology and General Genetics of the Tajiki-
stan State Medical Institute. She received her doctorate degree in biol-
ogy in 1986.

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Ismoilova's research deals with the structure and function of lymph

nodes subjected to fire. Her contributions include Muhofizati Muhiti
Atrof va Iflosshavi va Salomati Inson (Environmental Upkeep and Peo-
ple's Health, 1984) and Kratkii russko-tadzhikskii-dari slovar' po
biologii (A Short Russian-Tajiki-Dari Dictionary of Biology, Dushanbe,
1973).
Isoeva, Bozgul
Tajik ballerina Bozgul Mamedova Isoeva was born in Dushanbe on
November 3, 1937. Isoeva grew up in an orphanage in Shahri Nov.
From 1949 to 1958, she studied at the Leninabad Institute of Chore-
ography. In 1958, she became a soloist for the Aini State Theater for
Opera and Ballet. Here she created a number of classical and Soviet
roles, including Zhizel in Zhizel (Zhizal), by A. Adan; Odetto Odillia in
Kuli Quvon (Swan Lake), by P. Tchaikovsky; Kitri va Mercedes in Don-
Kikhote (Don Quioxote), by L. Minkus; Volsi Kalon (The Great Dance),
by I. Strauss, and others.
In addition to these, Isoeva has a number of concert spectacles of her
own, including Qu (Swan), by K. Sen-Sans, Navo (Lament), by Kh.
Gliok, and others.
Isoeva became a People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1971.
Isoeva, Mayram
Tajik actor Mayram Ne'matovna Isoeva was born in the village of
Sari Khosor in Kulab on May 1, 1937. She joined the CPSU in 1971.
Isoeva graduated from middle school in Dushanbe in 1954. From
1956 to 1960, she studied at the Lunacharskii Institute of Dramatic Arts.
After a year at the Pushkin Musical and Comedy Theater in Leninabad,
she joined the Lahuti Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her repertoire con-
sists mostly of tragic roles. The characters she portrays are mainly rav-
ishing, determined, and noble women. Her acting was noticed early,
when, as a part of her dissertation, she played Arina in Kambaghali Aib
Nist (Poverty is Not a Shame), by A. N. Ostrovskii and Smeroldina in
Shoh-Gavazn (King-Buck), by K. Gotstsi. Her other roles include Emilia
in Otello (Othello), by W. Shakespeare; Mavjuda in Irodai Zan
(Woman's Resolve), by A. Sidqi; Bakhmal and Tahmina in Surudi
Kuhsor (The Song of the Highlands) and Rustam va Suhrob (Rustam
and Suhrab), by Gh. Abdullo, and many others.

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Isoeva was also a film actor appearing in a number of TajikFilm

productions. She became a People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1979, and
was recognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Tajik Education. She
won the Nohid Prize, and received the Red Banner of Courage, the 100
th
Anniversary of Lenin Prize, and the Honorary Order of the Presidium of
the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.