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Pulodov, Tolstoy
Tajik author and journalist Tolstoy Pulodov, also referred to as
Tolis, was born on August 24, 1929, to a scholarly family in Leninabad.
Little is known about his early education, after which he worked in a
print shop as a typesetter and linetypist. He joined the CPSU in 1957.
Thereafter, he studied at the Faculty of Letters of Tajikistan State
University. Upon graduation, Pulodov returned to journalism and was
appointed Associate Editor of Mash'al and Editor of Sadoi Sharq.
Pulodov's first story, "Pisaron" ("Sons"), was published in 1946. One
of Sadriddin Aini's students, Pulodov creates heroes who are generally
young collective farm workers, urban intellectuals, and students. Family
life, morality, and human existence form the core of his works. The
Other themes Pulodov develops include friendship among nations and
the importance of education. His 1959 "Tobiston" ("Summer") is one of

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the most cited stories written for the youth who participated in the Pa-

triotic War. In addition to his Collected Works, which was published in
two volumes (1975-76), he has contributed the following: "Charoghho"
("The Lights," 1948); "Dar Sari Rohi Kalon" ("On the Long Road,"
1954); "Hakoyahoi Dah Sol" ("Stories of Ten Years," 1957); and "Ja-
voni" ("Youth").
Pulodov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1954. He
received the Badge of Honor, the Red Banner of Courage, and the
Honorary Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.
Pulodov committed suicide in Dushanbe on September 16, 1961.
Pulodov, Uktamjon
Tajik archaeologist, culture specialist, journalist, and translator
Uktamjon Pulodov was born on August 20, 1936, in Khujand, into a
family of scholars. Pulodov received his early education in Khujand.
Pulodov graduated from the Khujand Pedagogical Institute in 1959.
From 1961 to 1962, he taught as a Lecturer in the Department of the
History of the Soviet Union. Between 1962 and 1965, he was a post-
graduate student at the History, Archaeology, and Ethnography Re-
search Center of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, specializing in
archaeology and Central Asian history. Between 1965 and 1969, he was
a Junior Scientific Worker. In 1968, he submitted his thesis in Archae-
ology to the same institute. From 1969 to 1976, he was the Chief Editor
of History for The Soviet Tajik Encyclopedia. Between 1985 and 1995,
he was an Assistant Professor on the faculty of History at the Tajikistan
State University. Since 1996, he has been a Professor in the Department
of History of the Tajik Peoples and Archaeology and Ethnography of
the Tajiks at the Khujand State University.
Pulodov has participated in a number of archeological expeditions to
northern Tajikistan (1956-1984), Afghanistan (1974-1971), and Pan-
jakent (1986-1991). His contributions include "Urtakurghon va Tirmi-
zakteppa" ("Urtakurghon and Tirmizakteppa," 1973); "Chilhujra"
("Chilhujra," 1975); "Kamoliddin Bihzod" ("Kamoliddin Bihzod,"
1978); "San'ati Mi'morii Khalqi Tojik" ("The Art of Tajiks' Architec-
ture," 1978); and "Madaniyati Moddii Khalqi Tojik dar Asri XI to Ibti-
doi Asri XIII" ("The Material Culture of the Tajiks from the 11th to the
Beginning of the 13th Centuries," 1998); and others.

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He has traveled to Afghanistan, Bulgaria, China, America, Russia,

and some of the republics of the former Soviet Union.