The last days of Nosirkhantura Kamolhanturaev: Facts and memories
Abstract
The article is devoted to the discussion of the last days of Nosirkhantura Kamolkhanturaev, one of the national leaders who was at the forefront of the struggle for the liberation of Turkestan in the 1930s. The analysis includes a number of articles and studies published in the press about the short life of this great scientist and his scientific and creative heritage. In particular, the memoirs of the contemporary artist Vadud Mahmud “Devmard”, dedicated to the last days of the life of Nosirkhantor Kamolkhanturaev, are devoted to the events that took place during his direct imprisonment with Nosirkhantor Kamolkhanturaev in a Tashkent prison in 1930-1931. Vadud Mahmud witnessed Alloma's mental state on the eve of his execution, which he witnessed with bitter memories. In his memoirs Nosirkhantur Kamolkhanturaev conducted a comparative analysis of the date and year of his arrest with all the facts and figures given in the article by the historian B. Irzaev about Nosirkhantur Kamolkhanturaev. The reliability of these memoirs is scientifically substantiated, as well as the fact that these memoirs of Vadud Mahmud are of great importance as a source that illuminates the last days of the life of a famous scientist.