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of the Paleography and Stratigraphy Division of the same institute. He

received his doctorate degree in geology and mineralogy in 1976 and
became a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Taji-
kistan in 1981.
Jalilov's research deals with the remains of the soft-bodied animals
of the Chalk Era in Central Asia. He has created the basis for the study
of the Stratigraphy of the Gastropods of the Chalk Era in southern Taji-
kistan and has determined their sex. His contributions include Melovie
briukhonogie ioga-vostoka Srednei Azii (Chalk Gastropods of South-
eastern Central Asia, Dushanbe, 1977).
Jalilov is a recipient of the Red Banner of Courage, the Badge of
Honor, and the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
of Tajikistan.
Jalilov, Rahim
Tajik novelist, poet, and playwright Rahim Jalilov, also referred to
as Rahim Jalil, was born on June 3, 1909, into the family of shoemakers
in Khujand. He received his early education in Khujand where he later
taught until 1931. He joined the CPSU in 1943.
Between 1931 and 1951, he worked for a number of newspapers, in-
cluding Korgari Khujand, Haqiqati Leninobod, Tojikistoni Surkh, and
Sharqi Surkh. His poetic career is recorded under the penname Dahri;
the first collection of his poetry appeared under the title of Mawjhoi
Muzaffariyyat (Waves of Victory) in 1933. Thereafter, he wrote satirical
stories and published a collection of short stories entitled Arezu (Desire)
in 1936. Jalilov's first novel, Gulru (Gulru) was published in 1941. In it,
following Aini's style, he presented a new portrayal of Tajik woman.
After the war, he rewrote a more complete Gulru and published it under
the title of Odamoni Jovid (Eternal People). He also contributed a num-
ber of stories dealing with the heroism of the Red Army. One such vol-
ume was called Hikoyahoi Zamoni Jang (Stories of the War Days,
1944). In 1956, he published a long novel entitled Angisht Kanon (The
Coal Miners), in installments. The same work was republished as a
complete novel in 1959 under the title of Shurob (Shurob). The second
volume of Shurob was published in 1964. In 1961, he published his first
musical play called Sobhi Sahro (The Morning of the Prairie), and in
1963 another play called Dili Sho'ir (The Heart of the Poet), which
dealt with the life of Kamol Khujandi.

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