Mikhail Georgievich Aksakov
Aksakov Mikhail Georgievich
Film dramatist. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1952. Born on November 4, 1912, in the city of Voronezh to a family of civil servants, died on December 22, 1974, in the city of Frunze.
After finishing school, he studied from 1929 to 1932 at the Central Asian Polytechnic Institute of Water Management.
Having obtained the specialty of irrigation technician, he arrived in Kyrgyzstan and worked from May 1932 to February 1942 as the head of the district water management department of the People's Commissariat of Land of the Kyrgyz SSR in the village of Karavan, Jalal-Abad region, as a hydrologist at the Kyrgyz Hydrometeorological Service (Frunze), as an engineer at the Kyrgyz Electrification of Agriculture Department, and as the head of the department at the Kyrgyz Hydrometeorological Service (Frunze). From February 1942 to September 1951, he served as the secretary of the Proletarian District Committee (Frunze), secretary of the Issyk-Kul Regional Committee of the Komsomol of Kyrgyzstan (Przhevalsk), head of the sector of the Issyk-Kul Regional Party Committee, instructor and responsible organizer of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan, head of the organizational and instructional department of the Frunze Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan, head of the department of the editorial office of the newspaper "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," and director of the Dzhangi-Pakhtinsky Fiber, Frunze Leather Factories of the Ministry of Light Industry of Kyrgyzstan.
During this period, M. Aksakov entered literature. He wrote essays, stories, and novellas, becoming one of the founders of the magazine "Literary Kyrgyzstan," initially as the responsible secretary of the almanac "Kyrgyzstan" (1951-1953), and later as the responsible editor of the new magazine (1954-1960). For a year and a half (May 1953 to October 1954), M. Aksakov worked as a special correspondent for "Literary Newspaper" in Kyrgyzstan.
In the 1950s, the writer also entered cinema. In 1952, his essay about I. Poselsky's film "Soviet Brick" was published in the State Film Publishing House. His first dramatic experience was the script for the documentary film "They Were Born in the Tien Shan" (dir. L. Turusbekova, 1957), co-written with critic Aziz Saliev. In 1960, 1966, and 1973, based on M. Aksakov's scripts, the essays "Thoughts of a Shepherd" (dir. B. Burt), "On High Ground" (dir. D. Erdman), and "Chui Valley" (dir. D. Sadyrbaev) were filmed at "Kyrgyzfilm" and "Kyrgyztelefilm." All these films are characterized by extensive authorial information about the affairs and concerns of the workers of the Kyrgyz village.
In feature films, the writer authored the scripts for the artistic films "My Mistake" (1957, dir. I. Kobyzov, based on A. Tokombaev's story "Confession") and "Girl of Tien Shan" (1961, co-authored with K. Jantošev, dir. A. Ochkyn).
Literature occupied a central place in his creative activity. He published collections of stories and novellas: "Brothers" (1953), "Mountain Paths" (1962), "Singing Teacher" (1958), "Flower and Stone" (1972). He authored dozens of articles and reviews of "Kyrgyzfilm" productions and performances of the Russian Drama Theater named after N.K. Krupskaya. M. Aksakov devoted much effort and energy as the organizational secretary of the Board of the Union of Cinematographers of Kyrgyzstan (since 1962) and as a member of the Artistic Council of the studio (since 1958) to supporting and nurturing young creative talent. He was also known as a lecturer-propagandist of the achievements of Soviet and world cinema.
Awards — Medal "For Valor in the Great Patriotic War" (1945). Order of the "Red Star" (1946). Certificate of Honor from the Supreme Soviet of the Kyrgyz SSR (1972).
Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR since 1958.
Member of the Union of Writers of the USSR since 1952.
BOOKS, ARTICLES, REVIEWS
Unforgettable Image.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," December 28, 1951.
"Soviet Kyrgyzstan." Essay about the documentary film. Moscow, State Film Publishing House, 1952.
Tokombaev A. and Aksakov M. Confession. Film comedy. Literary script.— "Kyrgyzstan," 1955, No. 3, pp. 17-22.
Art of Millions.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," September 29, 1962.
Friendly Meeting.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," July 28, 1962.
Useful Meeting.— "Literary Kyrgyzstan," 1962, No. 4, pp. 92-95.
Song of Man.— "Literary Kyrgyzstan," 1961, No. 10, p. 12.
High Calling.— "Literary Kyrgyzstan," 1962, No. 6, pp. 81-88.
The Word is Yours, Youth! — "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," July 17, 1964.
Tien Shan Autumn.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," September 13, 1964.
Made by Film Lovers of Kyrgyzstan.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," November 18, 1964.
To You, Party, To You, People.— "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," June 18, 1965.
Artist and Viewer.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," November 12, 1965.
The Problem of National in Cinema.— "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," February 26, 1967.
With a Camera Through Life.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," April 12, 1967.
The Word Before the Congress.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," December 2, 1969.
Bolot Beishenaliev. Moscow, Union of Cinematographers of the USSR, 1970.
Heroes of Aitmatov on Screen.— "Literary Kyrgyzstan," 1975, No. 1, pp. 98-103.
WORKS ON THE CREATIVITY OF THE FILM DRAMATIST
Dyukov V. The First Film of Kyrgyzstan.— "Soviet Culture," March 23, 1957.
Ivanov O. Confession.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," May 14, 1957.
