Ziba Ganieva Biography

The story of one portrait is the amazing fate and exploits of Ziba Ganieva for us, the youth of the post -war country, served as an example of selfless courage and patriotism. Ziba Ganieva was born in the Azerbaijani city of Shamakh. After graduation, a beautiful, talented girl entered the Moscow State Institute of Theater Arts. In the early days of the war, like hundreds of thousands of students of the capital, Ziba turned to the military enlistment office with a request to send her to the front.

A few days later her application was accepted; And an eighteen -year -old girl became a cadet of rifle courses, after which in October the year she had already taken part in the battles for Moscow. Ziba Ganieva became a sniper.

In the year, she was seriously wounded and got into the Moscow hospital, where she looked after her for several months and, literally, her wife of the then member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of Schvernik, who adopted Ziba. After the hospital, she returned again. Over the years of World War II, the girl destroyed the invaders, for personal exploits and courage Zib Ganieva was awarded many state awards, including the Order of the Red Banner of the Red Banner and the Order of the Red Star, the medal “For the Defense of Moscow”.

She also deserved the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union, but, obviously, due to the fact that her mother was repressed, the award sheet remained incomplete. I recall the facts of its vivid biography in such detail because they are little known, but in order to once again remind the current young generation of valor, the exploits and glory of one of the heroic defenders of the great, multinational country, the friendship of our peoples, their unity in the fight against a treacherous enemy.

About Ziba Ganieva, they wrote a lot in front -line newspapers and combat sheets, in the central press during the war and the post -war period. For me and my peers, she was a heroic personality, we were proud that Ganiev was born on the land of Azerbaijan. When I first saw her, I was surprised by her beauty, inner strength, modesty and charm. And what were her expressive eyes, insightful, full of nobility and purity, as if her complex and bright fate was reflected in them.

Azerbaijani by birth, a purposeful personality, heroic personality, she incorporated the enormous spiritual power of the fraternal peoples of our country, became the bearer of international, patriotic ideals and morality. She was engaged in history, became a doctor of oriental studies, a professor and at the same time remained an amazingly modest person. Communication with Ziba Ganieva seemed to transform people, caused a sense of inner delight, pride and admiration for this amazing woman.

From the first minutes of my acquaintance, I decided to make her portrait, in my imagination he immediately loomed. Repeatedly met with Ziba Ganieva, I tried to note, remember the unique features of her character and appearance, fleeting movements of the soul, gaze, inner glow of the eyes. Having previously made a number of field sketches, I literally painted her portrait in one breath, which for me is not only the result of inspired, creative work, but also the expression of great recognition and gratitude to Ziba Ganieva for her heroic, selfless contribution to the general victory of the Soviet people.

Unfortunately, Ziba Ganieva and her husband Tofik Kadyrov have already passed away, but the bright memory of these amazing people will forever remain in my memory and memory of the descendants of the generation of winners. I would like to tell you about one participant - Ziba Ganieva - I would like to tell. In the year, she, like me, entered the choreographic department of the Uzbek Philharmonic.

We collided with her at a huge carved door leading to the rehearsal hall. Thin, like a shadow, with a face of Nefertiti, a girl, holding a copper bracket-hand, tried to open the door and could not. I smiled, took up the handle and opened the door wide in front of her. In G. at that time I was already in Moscow, and we met again. And on November 7, she was a sniper, a machine gunner on the tank, defended Moscow.

Zibu was seriously injured. Remember these names. She hit the hospital, where Maria Fedorovna Shvernik looked after the wounded. This beautiful Russian woman saved Ziba life. Ziba was dying of blood poisoning. Eleven months Maria Fedorovna did not leave Ziba's bed. And when she rose to her feet, she burst into tears with happiness and said: "All normal women wear a child 9 months old, I have nurtured you for 11 months." For heroic exploits during the Great Patriotic War, Ziba was awarded orders and medals, including the Order of the Battle Red Banner.

However, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, which she deserved, Ziba was never awarded. But she defended Russia.