Fazu Aliyeva

Fazu Aliyeva (5 December 1932 – 1 January 2016) was an Avar-speaking Soviet-born Russian poet, novelist and journalist.

She played a significant role in the development of Avar in Russian literature.

From 1954-1955, Fazu Aliyeva studied at Dagestan State Pedagogical University.

She was a member of the Union of Soviet Writers as well as the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (until 2006).

[1] Aliyeva died in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, on 1 January 2016, from heart failure at the age of 83.