My Life On a Letter So responsible, so restless, even dangerous job is newspaper-journalist. If this job’s worker puts wrong one letter his life will be in dangerous. Editor and press secretary’s life will stay on one letter in dangerous. During the second world war on “Правда востока” (The trust of the east) journalist made mistake and didn’t put letter “L” in “glavkomandushi” word and was punished by saying “You insulted people’s father”. On “Qizil O’zbekiston” (Red Uzbekistan): in “Oliy bosh qo’mondon” in order to put “ O ” they write “ O’ ” and they said you wrote “Head commander in order to say Great leader” and they punished for mistake in “Stalingrad” word because of they didn’t write the letter “ r “. The chief editor can’t sleep quietly after sign to newspaper because every time when he wake up he calls to editorial office and asks to duty person to read again. Editor never sleep quietly in the morning when he comes to office he forgets to greet and reads the newspaper, when telephone rang even he can’t take the phone. Reading these satires author’s forehead may strive. Yes, it is difficult for journalist, it is clear that they can say it is not easy. It is true that it is easy to you. You throw your writing to editorial office and you will see it in newspaper. It is difficult for editor, secretary and proff-reader. The aim of writing these stires is that I want to say about my dear little brother scientist, journalst, writer Maksud Koriev. This patient person was editor of “O’zbekiston ovozi”( Uzbekistan Voice) for 20 years. He was editor of “Toshkent haqiqati” (Tashkent Truth) for 10 years and “Mushtum” (Fist) for 4 years. He has been working at “Mehrigiyoh”( Full of Love) newspaper for 5 years. Now if we count his work at “Full of Love” newspaper, he has been working as journalist for fifty years. Virtually he graduated juridcal institute. If you don’t say that he taught at the university he never worked as a jurist. His life passed in newspaper. He often said: “My young age passed in newspaper”. When he started working at “Full of love” I joked. “Don’t you get bored working as an editor”. “I can’t live without loving newspapers” said he. Yes, Maksud Koriev lived with responsibility and love for newspaper. He can’t sleep with pleasure for fifty years. He never did mistake for 40 year. He has been afraid of taking phones for fifty years. “My life on hair” said people. Editor changed this phrase as “My life on a word”. Usually government congratulated people to happy new year. When we dependent on Moscow, Hrushev4 and Brejnev5 congratulated us by television. After twelve times shooting at Kreml, blackbrowed Brejnov appeared on television. It was twelve in Moscow and 3:00 am in Tashkent. We should record the congratulation, translate is, transfer it by typewriter, give to printing-hose and print it. That night nobody sleep at editorial office. Everybody celebrated, enjoyed but workers of editorial office didn’t have a rest. That congratulation was printed by newspaper appeared after that day in the afternoon. Especially it was difficult to work at newspaper during the soveit union. Newspapers were full of official materials, long speech, reports, resolutions. There was no place for local articles. Our stories was out of consider because the newspaper was busy with formality. Our Hrushev leader did long reports. His speech was printed by the newspaper into eight edit. Reading million letters and signing, printing these workers bend as pregnant woman. Doing this complicated, responsible work, Maksud Koriev found time for taking to candidate juridical science. Sometimes he wrote stories openly, sometimes secretly. Some of his stories were considered to readers. That was significant for Maksud Koriev during 70 years. In that years he published “Oydin kechalar” (Moonlight Nights), “Jiyda gullaganda” ( When the Oleaster Blooms), “Afrosiyob go’zali” (Beautiful Girl of Afrosiyob), “Turnalar baland uchadi” (Cranes Fly High), “Qiz uzatib borganda” (When Making the Daughter married). He prepared radio reports based on his stories on republic radioes. He was interested in to life of ancestor as scientist who fought to our motherland freedom. Historical novel “Spitamen” was created as scientific and creative search. This book was accepted well by his readers. It translated to other languages and relative readers also liked it. Later the writer looked into this novel and reprinted it with name “Sugd o’g’loni” (The Son of Sugd). During the fiftieth anniversary of our independence he created a new novel about our great grandfather of the world doctors Ibn Sino . Based on Maksud Koriev’s stories were created films like “Qiz uzatb borganda” (When Making the Daughter married), “Qaldirg’ochlar bahorda keladi” (Swallows Come in Spring). I had been friend with this wonderful person for fifty years. We came to literature with his singer, poet brother Maruf Koriev. Maruf is very modest, he never offend even ants. He fought against “Fashizm” till the end and returned back with medal of honour. During war years his patriotic articles, stories were published on the front the newspapers, Uzbekistan press. I remember first meeting with Maksud when he was talking with his brother. Maruf composed wonderful songs. His great songs collaboration with famous composer is still being sung by national singers. I know Maksud’s from exercise stories to his big novels. He became a great writer. He deserve respect as a glorious person. If I was asked which of us had many friends, I would show Maksud. He had some kind of magnet to draw to himself. I estimate him as a person who grieve to your grief, help your illness. Maksud Koriev is faithful friend in what condition you may be. You can believe him.
