Chingiz Aitmatov was a prominent Kyrgyz and Soviet author who wrote in both Russian and Kyrgyz. He made his literary debut in 1952 and published stories in Russian. Aitmatov held several prestigious roles including serving as a reporter for Pravda from 1958-1966, and as chairman of the Cinema Union of Kyrgyzstan from 1964-1985. He won numerous awards for his works and served in diplomatic roles for the Soviet Union, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. Some of Aitmatov's most notable novels include 'Jamila' (1958), 'The First Teacher' (1967), and 'Farewell, Gulsary!' (1967). He died in 2008

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3. Chingiz Aitmatov

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5. Chingiz Aitmatov
• Chingiz Aitmatov was a Soviet and Kyrgyz
author who wrote in both Russian and Kyrgyz.
• He is one of the best known figures
in Kyrgyzstan's literature.
• Life Cycle from 12 December 1928 to 10 June
2008.

6. Chingiz Aitmatov
• Chingiz Aitmatov made his literary debut in Russia, in 1952,
with publication of his stories in Russian.
• From 1958 to 1966, he was roving reporter for the leading
Soviet Newspaper Pravda.
• In 1967, he became a member of the Executive Board of
the Soviet Writers Union.
• In 1968, he won the Soviet State Prize for literature for his
novel Farewell, Gulsary!, a tale of an old man reminiscing
about the parallel lives of himself and his old horse, which
is dying.
• Chingiz Aitmatov won two more State Prizes in 1977 and
1983, and was named a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1978.

7. Chingiz Aitmatov
• From 1964 to 1985, Chingiz Aitmatov was Chairman of the Cinema
Union of Kyrgyzstan Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR).
• In 1985, he was named Chairman of the Kyrgyz Writers Union.
• In 1990-1991, he served as an advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev and in
1990 was appointed Soviet Ambassador to Luxemburg.
• He served as the Soviet and then Russian ambassador to Belgium
from 1990 to 1993.
• In 1995, he became Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to Belgium,
Luxembourg and the Netherlands and also represented his home
country in the European Union, NATO and UNESCO.
• During the 1990s, Chingiz Aitmatov was member of the
Kyrgyzstan's parliament

8. Chingiz Aitmatov
• Chingiz Aitmatov representative works:
– 'Jamila' (1958),
– 'The First Teacher' (1967),
– 'Farewell, Gulsary!' (1967),
– 'The White Ship' (1972),
– 'The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years'
(1988).

9. Chingiz Aitmatov
• After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991,
Aitmatov’s novels found a new audience in
the West and gained popularity in Germany.
• He died of pneumonia and kidney failure on
June 10, 2008, in Nuremberg, Germany, and
was laid to rest in Kyrgyzstan.

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