ART & CULTURE OF TAJIKISTAN 1970s SOVIET DOCUMENTARY FILM DUSHANBE PANJAKENT 52204

This movie short, entitled "The Art of Tajikistan", was produced by the Union of the Soviet Associations of Friendship and Cultural partnerships with the foreign countries, in association with the movie studio Tajikfilm in the 1970ies. It was directed by Boris Kimyagarov , and produced by his daughter Lilia Kimyagarova. The cameraman was Zaur Dachte. The film includes well-known artists such as the opera singer, Hanifa Mavlianova, ballet dancer Malika Sobirova, dancer and actress Gavhar Mirjumajeva, the singer Jurabek Murodov (background singing), and Allo Alaev. The film showcases the development of a multitude of applied, visual, and performance arts in Tajikistan, from the ancient times to the period contemporary with the movie's filming, ending with a display of the architecture of the moderns streets of Dushanbe.
0:15 Dushanbe, Tajik SSR
0:16 Map of the Tajik SSR, showing the capital, Dushanbe, the cities of Nurek and Novabad
1:05 Mountainous Landscape of Tajikistan, followed by shots of meadows
1:45 Turkic stone effigies or kurgan stellaes
2:00 Sogdian frescoes of Panjakent city - frescoes of warriors, followed by dancers and meditating people, followed by women
2:20- Illustrated manuscript of "Prayer beads of the Holy/Sabkhat al-Abrar" of the poet and scholar Abd Ar-Rakhman "Dashti" Jami
2:52 Hellinistic art of Bactrian (?) Panjakent
3:01 A collection of the ancient Later Bronze Age Tajik bronze pots, pitchers and ustensils, unearthed by B.A. Litvinski ; Gavhar Mirjummaeva in traditional Tajik cloth dancing in the background, the scene seamlessly transitioning to a woman dancing outdoors surrounded by women-musicians, playing the rubob. E-Shahar ( ?) style of dancing.
4:35 Tajik skullcaps and rugs, women talking while making the Traditional Tajik embroidery - Chakan or "suzan" (farsi)
5:47 Women, playing music on Rubabs, Dojras and Tamburs and singing, possibly, a multi-voice rearrangement of the "Song of the Seamstress", "Ashulai Bofan-Da"
6:50 Woodcarving
7:28 Ballet in Tajikistan, the first Tajik ballet troupe was assembled across national and regional theaters in 1936 in Samarkand and Bukhara. Malika Sobirova dancing. Malika Sobirova was a Soviet Tajik ballet dancer. She is considered the most famous Tajik ballet dancer. In 1969, she won a gold medal in an international ballet dance competition.
09:03 "Tsvetfilm", Colorfilm , roll
09:14 Landscape of Tajikistan, Hanifa Mavlianova, a star soprano opera singer, singing an aria from the "Otello" opera. Hanifa Muhiddinovna Mavlianova was a soprano opera and concert singer, born in Leninabad, Tajikistan. She was granted a title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1968. She was also a Professor of music from 1978 and served as a Deputy of the Supreme Soviet.
10:20 Metal embossing and modern art
11:09 Allo Alaev, musician , playing on 2 Dojiras
11:30 Traditional pottery
12:20 Decorative interior painting in patterns. Shown are the 9 traditional patterns (stars, roses, leaves, peaks etc.)
13:22-Architecture of Wide shot of the streets of Dushanbe, city park of "Boghi Rudaki", Rudaki street, Vahdat palace.
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[@Oliverdobbins]

That does it! As soon as the Covid-19 travel restrictions are removed, I’m visiting Tajikistan!

[@manhoot]

Wonderful times comrades

[@vitonildo]

Amazing piece of historical footage. And a special thanks for the amazing video description, you're definitely making it a useful historical document.

[@novvog.w]

Tajiks are very special people! Love from The Philippines! 🇵🇭❤🇹🇯

[@comradevasily4180]

Restore the Tajik SSR!!!

[@Martmns]

Restore the CPSU and bring back the USSR!

[@tangoone6312]

:)

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[@LeftistUprising]

👍🏻

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

So nice to see all the chubby millenials who pine for the ussr but does anyone know what actual tajik people think about their current state or going back to being a colonial resource mine for Russia?

[@L0RDK3Y]

Indo-Iranian Tajiks