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Soleh's first stories appeared in the 1980s. His first collection of sto-

ries entitled Sabri Kismar (Kismar's Patience) was published in 1985.
His second collection entitled Ohangi Shahri Ishq (The Music of the
City of Love) was published in 1989. His third collection Ardoviraf-
noma (Book of Ardaviraf) was published in 1999. Soleh's most recent
work is Divori Khuroson (The Khurasan Wall ). At the present he
works for the Dewashtich Publishers.
Soliev, Maqsud
Tajik painter Maqsud Soliev was born in 1887 in the village of
Shaikhburhon in Khujand. He learned painting from his father, Hoji
Mirsolih.
Between 1952 to 1957, alongside National Painters Ojil Faiozov,
Rahim Shaikh Rajabov, and others, Soliev contributed to the painting of
the Civilization Palace of the Arbob village of Khujand. He also super-
vised the work of the younger painters. During the length of his career,
he continued the tradition of the painters before him and enhanced their
work by adding innovative dimensions of his own. These latter included
various types of traditional designs involving exact use of geometry.
His contributions include the decoration of Choikhonai Muisapidon
(Old People's Teahouse) in Leninabad, decoration of the Shaikhburhon
Choikhona (Shaikhburhon Teahouse), and the decoration of the Lenina-
bad Pushkin Comedy Theater.
Soliev became a Distinguished Artist of Tajikistan in 1957. He was a
recipient of the Rudaki State Prize in 1964, for the decoration of the
Leninabad Pushkin Comedy Theater. He was also received the Honor-
ary Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.
Solihov, A'zam
Tajik composer A'zam Solihov, son of Fozil Solihov, was born in
Dushanbe on December 19, 1941. He joined the CPSU in 1967.
Solihov graduated from the Dushanbe Music School in 1963. From
1966 to 1971, he studied composition and polyphony at the Tashkent
Conservatory. In 1971, he became a teacher at the Dushanbe Music
School. He is a prolific composer and specializes in the shorter music
genre. The following are some of his contributions : "Khotirai Modar"
("The Memory of Mother," 1969); "Sadoi Osio" ("The Voice of Asia,"
1970); "Qahramoni" ("Heroism," 1977); and "Javoni" ("Youth," 1975).

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