Hizgil Davidovich Avshalumov was a Soviet novelist, poet and playwright.
15 Facts About Hizgil Avshalumov
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Hizgil Avshalumov wrote in languages of the Mountain Jews and Russian.
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Hizgil Avshalumov's father cultivated grain as a farmer, and was a veteran of World War I He died at an early age, leaving Avshalumov and his 5 siblings orphans.
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Hizgil Avshalumov worked as a correspondent for the Mountain Region Jewish newspaper The Toiler.
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From 1938 to 1941 Avshalumov was a research associate at the Institute of History, Language and Literature of the Dagestan branch of the USSR.
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Hizgil Avshalumov fought in the North Caucasus and Belorussian fronts, was deputy commander of a cavalry saber squadrons of Cossack Regiment, and was twice wounded and shell-shocked.
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Hizgil Avshalumov participated in the 3rd and 4th Congress of Writers of the Russian Republic and in 5th Congress of Soviet Writers.
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Hizgil Avshalumov released a collection of stories about the life of Mountain Jews in "The Bride's Surprise", which was translated into Russian in 1966.
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Hizgil Avshalumov has released several collections of poetry, including ones for children.
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Hizgil Avshalumov intentionally removed the rituals of the Jewish religion from the lives of people, gave great emphasis to superstition, etc.
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Alongside those who admired his talent, Hizgil Avshalumov had strong criticism as well.
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In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Hizgil Avshalumov joined the pro-communist opposition in Russia.
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Hizgil Avshalumov died September 17,2001, buried at the Jewish cemetery in Makhachkala.
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Hizgil Avshalumov was married to Ersho Asailovna, a traditional Mountain Jew woman.
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Hizgil Avshalumov has a PhD in philosophical sciences, and is a professor and deputy chair of the Committee on Education, Science and Culture of the Republic of Dagestan.