Critic, literary scholar E. Ozmitel was born on August 9, 1926, in Alma-Ata in a family of civil servants. In 1943, he graduated from high school, and in 1952 — from the philological faculty of KSU, continuing his education in graduate school. In 1957, he defended his dissertation for the degree of candidate, and in 1972 — for the degree of doctor of philological sciences.
In 1943, he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army. He was a participant in the Great Patriotic War.
From 1947 to 1948, he worked as a senior technician at the Talas regional UOS.
Since 1955, he has worked as a teacher, and later — as the head of the department of Russian and foreign literature, professor of the department of theory and history of Russian literature at KSU named after the 50th anniversary of the USSR, and since 1981 — as the head of the department of literary theory, simultaneously serving as vice-rector for scientific work at Frunze PIRIYAL.
E. Ozmitel entered literature as a front-line soldier. His poems and essays were published in army newspapers. He has been active as a critic and literary scholar since 1952. He is the author of several monographs of a literary and literary-critical nature, brochures, more than 400 articles on literary topics, journalistic articles, and co-author of a textbook on Russian Soviet literature for the 10th grade of Kyrgyz schools.
Honored Teacher of the Kyrgyz SSR (1979).
Member of the CPSU since 1953, member of the USSR Writers' Union since 1975.
Awarded the Orders of the Red Star, Glory III degree, medals "For Courage," "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945," "For Labor Valor," "Veteran of Labor," and others.
SEPARATE PUBLICATIONS
in Russian
“Red Devil”: From the History of Soviet Satirical Journalism. — Fr.: KSU, 1960. — 93 p.
Classics of Soviet Satire. — Fr.: KSU, 1962. — 46 p.
Soviet Satire. — M.: Prosveshchenie, 1964. — 260 p.
Revolutionary Satire of October. — Fr.: Mektep, 1966. — 267 p.
Literature of the Mountain Region: Collection of Articles. — Fr.: Kyrgyzstan, 1971. — 136 p.
Theory of Revolutionary Satire: Historical Outline. — Fr.: Mektep, 1971. — 111 p.
On Satire and Humor: A Guide for Teachers. — L.: Prosveshchenie, 1973. — 192 p.
Kyrgyz Literature and the Modern Literary Process. — Fr.: Kyrgyzstan, 1975. — 132 p.
Modernity — the Source of Searches, Innovation, Mastery: From the Experience of Literature of Our Days. — Fr.: Kyrgyzstan, 1977. — 214 p.
The Legacy of the Classics and Kyrgyz Literature. — Fr.: Kyrgyzstan, 1980. — 256 p.
The Renewed Essence of National Poetry. — Fr.: Kyrgyzstan, 1984. — 188 p.
Theory of Literature: A Guide for Students of National Pedagogical Universities. — Fr.: Mektep, 1986. — 172 p.
Introduction to Literary Studies: Program for National Pedagogical Universities. — L.: Prosveshchenie, 1987.