Gabdulla Tukay
(1886-1913)
The name of Gabdulla Tukay is known not in Tatarstan only but also far beyond its borders. He is known by everyone who appreciates Art and who loves Poetry. Creative work of Tukay is multifaceted: he is a poet and a publicist, a literary critic and a public figure. He did as much for the development of the Tatar poetry and culture as a whole, as Pushkin did for the Russian poetry and culture.
HISTORY OF
State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan named after Gabdulla Tukay
The opera
Tatar composer Rezeda Akhiyarova’s opera “Love of the poet” have become a real monument to the work of the poet Gabdulla Tukay. The libretto of the opera was written by Renat Kharis. The first night took place on November 18, 2006 in Kazan. The basic plot of the opera is a love story of Gabdulla Tukay to Zaytuna Mavlyudova. Among real characters there are fictitious ones in the opera. They are Azrail, an angel of death, Shurale and Apush, in whom young Tukay is represented. Azrail is a religious character that pursued Tukay all his life <...>
