Iskhak Razzakov is an outstanding personality who has passed the test and remained in the memory of his people. During his lifetime, he was not appreciated by his contemporaries and his glorious name was forgotten. Only a new era - the development of democracy and the reform of the lifestyle of Kyrgyzstan, returned the country the name of Razzakov.
Childhood
Iskhak Razzakov, whose biography is described in this article, grew up without parents and was brought up in an orphanage. He was born on October 25, 1910 in the village of Khorosan, Leilek district (Batken region). When he was three years old, his mother died, and after two more - his father passed away. Thus, the baby became an orphan.
Relatives sent him to a shelter in which boys of Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Russian nationalities were brought up. Then he learned to read and write, taking his first steps in life. From an early age he was distinguished by a desire to gain knowledge and loved books. He spoke several languages and was convinced internationalist.
Study
In 1923, Ishaq was sent to study in Tashkent. From 1925 to 1929 He studied at the Institute of Education, then spent two years teaching social studies at the Samarkand College of Trade. On this his training did not end, and in 1931 he entered the Moscow Institute. Krzhizhanovsky.
The beginning of a political career
After studying, Iskhak Razzakovich Razzakov returned to Uzbekistan, where he held positions of a republican scale. In this republic he was considered an Uzbek, and few knew that he was a Kyrgyz. He came to his homeland, already being an experienced political figure.
The Kyrgyz Republic needed young specialists and in high circles drew attention to it.
When Razzakov turned 35, the leadership appointed him chairman of the Council of Ministers of the republic. Then he was the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Kyrgyz SSR, and in 1967 he retired.
Merits of Razzakov
The task of the Soviet Union in the postwar years was the restructuring of the country in a peaceful manner. During the leadership of Ishaq, the Kyrgyz Republic acquired twenty industrial facilities of the national economy. These are Alamedin, Lebedinovskaya hydroelectric power stations, mines in Sulukt and Kyzyl-Kie, a non-ferrous metallurgy mine in Kant, the Kyrgyzavtomash plant and other enterprises.
In 1948, a railway was built connecting Kant and Rybachye. Its length is 172 kilometers. By 1950, the total length of railways in the Kyrgyz SSR was 368 kilometers. By this time, the construction of the Orto-Tokoi Reservoir and the Cheka was also completed. For a short period from 1945 to 1960. 59 factories and plants were built.
It was a great success for the republic. For the first time, water transport began to walk along Issyk-Kul, and trolleybus traffic was established in the main city of the republic (Frunze). Iskhak Razzakov was aware that the industry of the Kyrgyz SSR could not be raised without training personnel.
Universities were opened: Physical Culture Institute, KNU, KZHPI, Przhevalsky and Osh pedagogical institutes. Razzakov initiated the creation of the first engineering university of the republic, this event took place in 1954. In 1960, he proposed giving free meals to primary school students. For this reason, he was accused of squandering budget funds. It was both a success and a dangerous step by Ishaq.
During his leadership, Razzakov contributed to the achievement of tangible results in the development of the media and culture. In the fifties, works of literature and art were created in the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1958, a decade of folk art was held in Moscow, which glorified the republic and its culture throughout the Soviet Union.
In 1958, over the past five years, 3477 students received diplomas at the universities of the republic, 534 of them were Kyrgyz. In addition, 2,960 people studied at technical schools, of which 300 were Kyrgyz. Razzakov believed that this fact is unforgivable for the republic.
The last days of an outstanding leader
In the sixties, he fell into disgrace under Khrushchev. He was persecuted, and he had to move to Moscow with his family. Unfortunately, his fate was such that Iskhak Razzakov died in a foreign land. He died on March 18, 1979 in the capital of the Soviet Union.
Twenty years after his death, the remains of Razzakov were transported to the capital of Kyrgyzstan and buried with honors in the Ala-Archa cemetery.