Qizil Tugh (Uyghur: Қизил туғ, lit. 'red banner') was a Uyghur-language newspaper published from Alma-Ata, Soviet Union, from 1935 to 1938. It was an organ of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Kazakhstan. While following the party line and disseminating Communist propaganda, it also provided a publishing platform for young Uyghur language poets and writers in the Soviet Union.
| Owner(s) | Alma-Ata Regional Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata Regional Executive Committee |
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| Founded | October 24, 1935 |
| Political alignment | Communism |
| Language | Uyghur language |
| Ceased publication | April 11, 1938 |
| City | Alma-Ata |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Circulation | 3,000 |
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History
editThe publication was initially named Qizil Bairaq (also meaning 'Red Banner').[1] It was an organ of the Alma-Ata Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan and the Alma-Ata Regional Executive Committee.[2][3] Qizil Tugh appeared three times a week, and had a circulation of 3,000 copies.[3] The first issue was published on October 26, 1935.[2] The editors of Qizil Tugh, at different times, were I. Tairov, N. Sharipov and M. Abdullin (Mukhpul).[3]
The launch of Qizil Tugh was a milestone in development of Uyghur language-press and Uyghur culture in the Soviet Kazakhstan.[3] The publication strictly followed the party line, and carried out propaganda work towards the Uyghur community.[3] The newspaper was part of the campaign to complete the Second Five-Year Plan in four years and agitated in favour of the Stakhanovite movement to increase production outputs.[3] The ideological line of the newspaper was derived from publications such as Pravda, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda and Sotsialistik Kazakhstan.[3]
Qizil Tugh provided a publishing platform for young Uyghur poets and writers, and carried literary critique articles on Uyghur-language works.[3] The newspaper published poems by Izim Iskanderov, Qadir Hasanov, H. Turdi, Nasreddin Mansurov, I. Rozi and Ismayil Sattarov.[3] The latter made his literary debut in the pages of Qizil Tugh in 1936.[4]
The last issue of Qizil Tugh was published on April 11, 1938.[2]
References
edit- ^ Известия Академии наук Казахской ССР: Серия общественная. Qazaq SSR ghylym akademii︠a︡sy. Izd-vo "Nauka" Kazakhskoĭ SSR, 1970. p. 82
- ^ a b c Грант Левонович Епископосов. Газеты СССР, 1917-1960: Газеты Москвы, Ленинграда и столиц союзных республик. Книга, 1970. p. 100
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Мунир Ерзин. Становление и развитие уйгурской советской печати. Изд-во "Наука" Казахской ССР, 1988. pp. 119-121
- ^ Qazaq sovet ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡sy, Vol. 5. Qazaq sovet ėn︠t︡siklopedi︠ia︡synyn︠ g︡ redak︠t︡si︠ia︡sy, 1974. p. 110