Museum of Sadriddin Aini

 

Museum of Sadriddin Aini

Of potential interest to fans of Uzbekistan's literary heritage is the House Museum of Sadriddin Aini (7B Registan; 355 153; © 09.00-17.00 daily).

The house museum of Sadriddin Aini (1878-1954), an educator, organizer of the first "new method" schools in Bukhara, an outstanding poet and writer, and the founder of modern Tajik and Uzbek literature, is located in the center of ancient Samarkand, close to Registan square.

Built around a peaceful, whitewashed courtyard just metres from the Registan, the house museum has none of the crowds of its more famous neighbour.

Aini settled down here after he had escaped Bukhara, having suffered from the repression of the Bukhara Emir. The writer lived in this house, a late 18th century building, for more than 35 years.

It was in these rooms that Aini (1878-1954) wrote his most famous texts, including the novels Slaves and Dokunda, and the collection includes early editions, photographs and personal papers, as well as pre-revolution interiors and furniture. He worked here from 1923 to 1937

        

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