Improvisational Poet Alymkul Usenbaev

Akin-improviser A. Usenbaev was born in 1894 and died on August 2, 1963, in the village of Kara-archa (now Kirovsky District of the Talas Region) in a family of poor nomads. At the age of 12, after becoming an orphan, he worked as a laborer for wealthy landowners and tended their sheep until he was twenty. In 1931, he joined the collective farm "Aral" in the Pokrovsky District and actively participated in the construction of the collective farm. In 1936, he was accepted as a solo improviser at the Kyrgyz State Philharmonic.

From the age of 14, A. Usenbaev played melodies on the komuz and composed his own songs. In 1912, he met Toktogul Satylganov, who had come to the Talas Valley. The great akyn noticed the talented young man. Together, they traveled around the villages of the Talas Valley. A. Usenbaev's first works were love lyrics and songs that narrated the hard fate of the common people and the orphaned life of the akyn himself.

From the first days of Soviet power, A. Usenbaev became a herald of the revolution that brought a new bright life to Kyrgyz land. In his songs, he glorified the great Lenin and the Communist Party.

His first poetry collection "Yrlary Zhynagy" was published in 1938. In many of his works, the akyn celebrates the friendship of the peoples of the Soviet Union. During the Great Patriotic War, he composed a number of poems and songs dedicated to the heroic feats of Soviet people at the front and in the rear, glorifying the immortal deeds of the Panfilov heroes in the poems "Cholponbay," "Kyrgyz Sons," "Named by the Guard," "Song of Kogart," "Suusamyr," "Health Resort," and others, which were published in the collection "Sogushup Jatkan Elderge" ("To the Warring Peoples," 1942). The peak of the akyn's creativity was reached in the post-war years. He created the poems "Great Friend," "First Brigade," "Mountain Nightingale," and "Song of Happiness." Poetry collections "My Land," "Komuz," and others were published in Russian. In his works, he glorified the creative peaceful labor of Soviet people, expressing joy and pride for his fellow countrymen—heroes of labor. He created many songs of guidance for the younger generation.

A. Usenbaev is known as a talented performer of the folk epic. His words were recorded and published in Kyrgyz folk epic poems "Kojodzhash" (1938), "Sarynjy-Bokey" (1938), "Oljobai and Kishimdzhan" (1940). Based on Kyrgyz folklore, he created the poems "Kozulan," "Hunter Junusbay," and others. A. Usenbaev made a significant contribution to the collection and publication of the creative heritage of his teacher Toktogul Satylganov.

People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1939).

Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1944, member of the Union of Soviet Writers since 1938.

Awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor, the medal "For Valorous Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941—1945," and Honorary Certificates from the Supreme Soviet of the Kyrgyz SSR.

SEPARATE PUBLICATIONS

in Kyrgyz language:
Kojodzhash: Poem. —F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1938. — 172 p.
Sarynjy-Bekey: Poem. —F.: —Kazan: Kyrgyzmambas, 1938. — 218 p.
Yrlary Zhynagy. —F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1938. —34 p. Collection of poems.
Zholbors Mingen Kishi: Folk Tale. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1939. — 16 p. Man and Tiger.
Yrlary Jana Poemalar. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1940. —92 p. Poems and poems.
Oljobai Menen Kishimdzhan: Poem. — F. —Kazan: Kyrgyzmambas, 1940. — 192 p. Oljobai and Kishimdzhan.
Sogushup Jatkan Erlerge: Collection of songs dedicated to the Patriotic War. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1942. — 88 p. To the Brave Fighters.
Yrlary Zhynagy. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1947. —55 p. Collection of poems.
Komuz: Selected Collection of Songs. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1949. — 182 p.
Uluu Dos: Songs. —F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1950. — 100 p. Great Friend.
Tynchtyk Jana Emgek Jenundegu Yrlary: Collection of Poems. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1954. — 132 p. Poems about Peace and Labor.
Tandalg'an Yrlary. —F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1955. —376 p. Selected Poems.
Kojodzhash: Poem. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1956. — 154 p.
Oljobai Menen Kishimdzhan: Poem. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1956. — 158 p. Oljobai and Kishimdzhan.
Too Bulbulu: New Songs. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1956. — 162 p. Mountain Nightingale.
Baktyluu Baldar: Songs. — F.: Kyrgyzokupedmambas, 1957. — 40 p. Happy Children.
Birinchi Brigade: Songs and Poem. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1957. — 182 p. First Brigade.
Sarynjy-Bekey: Poem. —F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1958. — 155 p.
Tandalg'an Chygarmalarinin Zhynagy. — F.: Kyrgyzstan, 1960. — 480 p. Collection of Selected Works.
Kezelshaa: Folk Tale. —F.: Kyrgyzokupedmambas, 1961. — 106 p.
Akysy Bagytinda: Collection of Poems. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1962. — 116 p. In the Akys Direction.
Bakyt Yry: Collection of Poems. — F.: Kyrgyzmambas, 1963. — 91 p. Song of Happiness.
Arnoo: Poems. — F.: Mektep, 1964. — 122 p. Dedication.
Tandalg'an Chygarmalar. —F.: Kyrgyzstan, 1965. —384 p. Selected Works.
Tandalg'an Chygarmalarinin Bir Tomduk Zhynagy. — F.: Kyrgyzstan, 1973. — 581 p. Selected Works.
Zholbors Mingen Kishi: Tale. — F.: Mektep, 1974. — 14 p. Man and Tiger.
Yrlary Jana Poemalar. —F.: Kyrgyzstan, 1974. —90 p. Poems and Poems.
Turmushtuk Jee Jomoktoru Uyrenuu —F.: Mektep, 1976. — 115 p. Studying Everyday Tales.
Zholbors Mingen Kishi: Tale. — F.: Mektep, 1983. — 12 p. Man and Tiger.
Taalay Yrlary: Poems, Poems. — F.: Kyrgyzstan, 1986. — 120 p. Song of Happiness.
in Russian language:
Pri syage: Poems and Songs. — F.: Kyrgyzgosizdat, 1941. —19 p.
Moya Zemlya: Poems. —M.: Goslitizdat, 1954. —351 p.
Zhanil Myrza. —F.: Kyrgyzgosizdat, 1958. —52 p.
Komuz: Poems and Poems. — F.: Kyrgyzgosizdat, 1958. — 144 p.
Skazanie o Sarynjy: Kyrgyz Epic. — F.: Kyrgyzuchpedgiz, 1958. —30 p.
Skazanie ob Okhotnike Kojodzhashe: Kyrgyz Epic. — F.: Kyrgyzgosizdat, 1958. — 182 p.
Oljobai i Kishimdzhan. —F.: Kyrgyzgosizdat, 1958. —81 p.
Chelovek i Tigr: Legend. —F.: Kyrgyzuchpedgiz, 1958. — 15 p.
Chelovek i Tigr: Legend. —F.: Mektep, 1976. — 12 p.
Chelovek i Tigr: Legend. — F.: Mektep, 1984. — 10 p.