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The guide to knowledge. The journal Rahbar-i Dānish and its role in creating a Soviet Tajik literature (1927–1932)

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    SYSNO ASEP0559991
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleThe guide to knowledge. The journal Rahbar-i Dānish and its role in creating a Soviet Tajik literature (1927–1932)
    Author(s) Loy, Thomas (OU-W) ORCID
    Number of authors1
    Source TitleIranian Studies. - : Routledge - ISSN 0021-0862
    Roč. 55, č. 3 (2022), s. 653-674
    Number of pages22 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    Keywordsjournals ; literary criticism ; Soviet Central Asia ; Tajikistan ; Tajik literature
    OECD categorySpecific literatures
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportOU-W - RVO:68378009
    UT WOS000989182200005
    DOI10.1017/irn.2022.3
    AnnotationDespite being in operation for a mere five years, the Soviet-era Tajik (Persian) journal Rahbar-i Dānish (1927–1932) was a key venue for exploring and debating the merits of Tajik literature in the context of new ideological and literary trends. Established litterateurs as well as literary newcomers published examples of their literature and literary criticism in this first Tajik monthly social, educational, and literary journal. The present article reviews the history of Rahbar-i Dānish and some of its authors to trace their influence on Tajik literature and literary criticism in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The article addresses the difficulties of creating a Soviet Tajik literature and scrutinizes the various genres featured in the literary section of the journal. Finally, it presents the trajectories of two literary newcomers, Jalāl al-Dīn Ikrām (who later became known as Jalol Ikromi) and Baḥr al-Dīn ʿAzīzī (who died in a Soviet prison in 1944), whose short stories were most prominent in Rahbar-i Dānish. This article is based on an almost complete set of the forty-five issues of the journal, published between August 1927 and March 1932.
    WorkplaceOriental Institute
    ContactZuzana Kvapilová, kvapilova@orient.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 950
    Year of Publishing2023
    Electronic addresshttps://hdl.handle.net/11104/0333229
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