Bagrat Shinkuba
Abkhazian writer and political figure (1917-2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bagrat Uasyl-ipa Shinkuba[a] (12 May 1917 – 25 February 2004) was an Abkhaz writer, poet, historian, linguist and politician. He studied history and languages of Abkhaz, Adyghe and Ubykh people. A prolific poet, Bagrat Shinkuba published First Songs, his first volume of poetry in 1935.[1] His novel The Last of the Departed is dedicated to the tragic destiny of Ubykh nation, which became extinct along a hundred of years.[1][2]
Bagrat Shinkuba | |
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Bagrat Shinkuba on a 1999 stamp of Abkhazia | |
| Native name | Баграҭ Уасыл-иҧа Шьынқәба |
| Born | May 12, 1917 Chlou, Ochamchira District, Sukhum Okrug, Kutais Governorate, Imperial Russia |
| Died | February 25, 2004 (aged 86) Sukhum, Republic of Georgia |
| Notable works | Chanta's Arrival (1968) The Last of the Departed (1974) |
From 1953 to 1958, he was chair of the Writer's Union of Abkhazia. From 1958 to 1978 he was the Chairman of the Supreme Council Presidium of the Abkhaz ASSR.[1]
Works
- Bagrat Shinkuba. The Last of the Departed on Adyghe Library
- Иалкаау иоымтакуа, т. 1–2, Akya, 1967–68; в рус. пер. — Избранное. [Предисл. К. Симонова], М., 1976.
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