Suleyman Rustam

@Miscellaneous, Timeline and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Suleyman Rustam was a 20th century poet, playwright and public figure of Soviet Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Poets Miscellaneous Public Speakers Sagittarius Celebrities Suleyman Rustam was a 20th century poet, playwright and public figure of Soviet Azerbaijan. Throughout his lifetime, he was recognized with various awards and prizes for his literary accomplishments, primarily from Azerbaijani organizations. Aside from his poetic works, Rustam was a foremost journalist and edited a literary newspaper for many years. He was also a prolific translator, and translated works of great Russian writers, such as A.S. Pushkin, I.A. Krylov, A.S. Griboyedov, M.Y. Lermontov and N.A. Nekrasov into Azerbaijani. His own works have been widely translated into Russian as well as other world languages. Aside from writing, he was ensconced in academia, working at the Moscow State University. He also put his talents to use in politics, serving various functions as a noteworthy public figure in Azerbaijan. His poetry touches on various themes, though it is generally imbued with romantic aesthetics. He also regularly wrote patriotic poems, which helped solidify his reputation as a key figure of Azerbaijani culture and patriotism. He used both syllable and aruz meter schemes in his writing, the latter a characteristic of Azerbaijani poetics

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Birthday: November 27, 1906 Died on: June 10, 1989 Nationality: Azerbaijani Famous: Poets, Miscellaneous, Public Speakers Known as: Suleyman Rüstəm Universities: Moscow State University Baku State University Birth Place: Azerbaijan Information Detail Birthday November 27, 1906 Died on June 10, 1989 Nationality Azerbaijani Famous Poets, Miscellaneous, Public Speakers Known as Suleyman Rüstəm Universities Moscow State University Baku State University Birth Place Azerbaijan Gender Male Sun Sign Sagittarius Born in Azerbaijan Famous as Poet Died at Age 82

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Rustam died on 10 June, 1989 and was honored with a burial in Baku’s Alley of Honor, alongside various past presidents, scientists and other artists. Unsplash Personal Life

In 2006, Azerbaijan issued a stamp in commemoration of Suleyman Rustam’s life and works. Unsplash Personal Life

Following his death, a plate was posted in Baku in his memory. Unsplash Personal Life

Rustam was born on November 27, 1906, to a blacksmith family in Novxani village, about 20 km outside Baku and just off the coast of the Caspian Sea. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He initially studied at a Russo-Tatar school, where he developed an early interest in literature and pedagogy, counting M. Vezirov, R. Tahirov and A. Israfilbeyli among his inspirations. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

During his early school years, he attributed much of his early interest in literature to the encouragement of Suleyman Sani Akhundov, his headmaster. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

At the time of the Russian Revolution, he changed from the Russo-Tatar school to the Baku Electric Technical School. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Upon reaching the university age, he enrolled first at the Baku State University, eastern faculty, where he studied alongside poet and dramatist Jafar Jabbarly, composer A. Badalbeyli and historian V. Khuluflu. They were taught by writer and politician Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev among others. Unsplash Career

In 1927, his first collection of poems titled “From sadness to happiness” was published - it dealt with patriotic and military themes. Unsplash Career

In 1929, he switched from Baku State University to Moscow State University, where he studied in the faculty of literature and arts. Unsplash Career

From 1937, he worked as a chairman of Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. Unsplash Career

Between 1939 and the early 1940s, he wrote his novel, ‘Qachaq Nebi’, which was an expansion and commentary on the folk proverbs about the folk figure, Qachaq Nebi. Unsplash Career

In 1927, Rustam published his first work, ‘From sadness to happiness’, dedicated to Komosol and the courage of soldiers. Unsplash Major Works

In 1933, his poem ‘A good comrade’ highlighted the theme of the cotton farmers in the Mugham steppe, adopting a romantic tone to extol their impressive feats of intense work. Unsplash Major Works

In 1940, his poem ‘Romanticism of a night’ was published, furthering Rustam’s romantic presentation of collective effort and the spiritual riches of shared industry. Unsplash Major Works

In 1942, his poem ‘Mother and a postman’ won widespread attention, recounting the story of a mother waiting for news of her son at the front lines. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	November 27, 1906
Died on	June 10, 1989
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Famous	Poets, Miscellaneous, Public Speakers
Known as	Suleyman Rüstəm
Universities	Moscow State University Baku State University
Birth Place	Azerbaijan
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	Azerbaijan
Famous as	Poet
Died at Age	82

Suleyman Rustam

Azerbaijani

Nov 27, 1906

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