Background
BURNASH, Fatkhi was born on January 13, 1898 in village Bikshik, now in Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
poet and publicist Tatar dramatist
BURNASH, Fatkhi was born on January 13, 1898 in village Bikshik, now in Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Studied at Kazan’ madressah.
1914 first work published. 1916 teacher; during Civil War edited frontline newspapers. 1927-1929 director Tatar Academy Theater, Kazan’.
Organized and edited many Tatar newspapers and magazines. After formation of Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1920) elected member, Tatar Central Executive Committee.
Communist Party member from 1919.