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Bagrat Shinkuba | |
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 Bagrat Shinkuba on a 1999 stamp of Abkhazia | |
| Native name | Баграҭ Уасыл-иҧа Шьынқәба |
| Born | May 12, 1917 |
| Died | February 25, 2004 (aged 86) |
| Notable works | Chanta's Arrival (1968) The Last of the Departed (1974) |
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]
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
[edit]- 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.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Bagrat Shinkuba | Abkhazian writer and political figure | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ The Abkhazians : a handbook. B. G. Hewitt. [Place of publication not identified]. 2013. ISBN 978-1-136-80212-6. OCLC 1052102910.
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Bibliography
[edit]- Цвинариа В. Л., Творчество Б. В. Шинкуба, Тб., 1970 (in Russian).
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