Musa Cälil
Musa Cälil | |
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Musa Cälil 1930s. | |
| Native name | Муса Җәлил |
| Born | Musa Mostafa ulı Cälilev 15 February [O.S. 2 February] 1905 Mustafino, Orenburg Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 August 1944 (aged 38) Plötzensee, Nazi Germany |
| Occupation | Poet, playwright, journalist, editor, resistance fighter |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Period | Interwar period |
| Notable awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Stalin Prize |
| Spouse | Äminä Zalilova |
| Children | Çulpan Zalilova |
Musa Cälil (Tatar: Муса Җәлил, Tatar pronunciation: [muˈsɑ ʑæˈlil]; Russian: Муса Джалиль, romanized: Musa Dzhalil; 15 February [O.S. 2 February] 1905 – 25 August 1944) was a Soviet Tatar poet and resistance fighter during World War II. He is the only poet of the Soviet Union awarded simultaneously the Hero of the Soviet Union award for his resistance fighting and the Lenin Prize for having written The Moabit Notebooks; both awards were bestowed upon him posthumously.