In Paris, the Russian Centre of Science and Culture hosted a meeting of Russian compatriots living in France and in other European countries as well as the French public with the works by Ravil Bukharaev

21 October 2015, Wednesday

In Paris, the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, October 16, 2015, hosted a creative meeting in memory of Ravil Bukharaev, poet, novelist, playwright, translator, researcher. It was attended by residents of Russian compatriots in France and the French public as well as special guests of the Paris Forum  Tatarstan compatriots.

 

Creative meeting organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan in cooperation with the association "Dialogic  prospects" and with the support of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) and its offices in Paris - Russian Center for Science and culture.

 

The meeting was opened by Louisa Bukharaeva, organizer of the meeting and the president of the French association "Dialogic prospects."

 

Igor Shpynov , director of the Russian Center of Science and Culture welcomed  the present.  He noted in his speech the significance and symbolic  of the  opened event for further development of cooperation between Tatarstan and the French Mission of Rossotrudnichestvo in Paris.

 

Also welcoming remarks were  made   by  Iskander Yusupov, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in France.

 

Louisa  Bukharaeva, organizer and host of the meeting, dealt with  at poetry, writers, research, civil, personal creativity facets  of  Ravil Bukharaev. She stressed: "All works  by  Ravil Bukharaev, whether poetry or prose, artistic text or another, regardless of the elements of his Word - is serendipity, acuteness, sincerity. They  impress   by  actual infinity." She recalled the words   by  Ravil that he   saw sense of his life in , "the desire to tell about us, Tatars, and our great culture around the world." He saw the meaning of his life "in the service to  God and his people." Do not remain without attention  his political intuition and civil liability.

 

Participants of the meeting listened  with interest  to a video message  by  t Lydia Grigorieva, poetess and widow of  Ravil Bukharaev.

 

A brilliant speech  by  Razil Valeev, writer and poet, public and state figure of Tatarstan,  deputy of the State Council of Tatarstan, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council on Culture, Science, Education and National Affairs, told about his meetings with Ravil  in  life and poetry, who knew Ravil still since  student days,  caused a genuine interest of the public. Razil Valeev,  having  read poems,  spoke about the importance of  Bukharaev’s creativity, stressed the importance of continuing work on the legacy of the author, in particular by drawing up his complete bibliography. Razil Valeev expressed hope that such meetings, telling  about the persons , multiply cultural values; representing culture, science, education, Tatarstan, should  be  continued  in Paris.

 

Liya Zagidullina, the creator of the original authorial  TV programs and films, People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, head of the national TV broadcast of the branch VGTRK STRC "Tatarstan", presented a film about the life and works  by  Ravil Bukharaev.

 

Rinat Akhmetzyanov, a journalist, a follower and friend of Ravil Bukharaev, created together with him a series of "Conversations about North Islam" (Internet resource Tatarinform; International Eurasian Prize 2013, Kazan), spoke about the spiritual path and presented the latest book   by the author  "History of Russian Islam . Talks on North Islam. "

 

At the  meeting sounded  translated into French poems and prose pieces - the result of the translation  of  the Competition Latio français ouvert 2015  earlier opened   by the  Association "Dialogic Prospects" in partnership with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan  and the Alliance Francaise - Kazan. The winners  have been   awarded    the author’s books .

 

Parisian poetess, literary critic, musician Lesya Tyshkovsky sang put by her  on  music    the poems   by Ravil Bukharaev.

 

Lilia  Valeyeva, journalist and head of the association Tatars  Belgium, spoke about the important contribution of Ravil Bukharaev  in view of the Tatar language abroad, that his work - an example of not only respect for the mother tongue, but also the support of the Tatar compatriots who live outside of Tatarstan outside of Russia. Lilia  Valeyeva read poems  by  the author  "Backwards  does not run to the sources ..."

 

Students of the Paris Institute of Oriental Languages ​​participated in translation of presentations from Russian into French, stating their interest to devote their research work - coursework, dissertations  to   Ravil Bukharaev’s creativity.

 

The song "Shagyyr" (poet)  to the music of  Rustam Yakhin  and words   by G.Tukay  was performed  by  Vladimir Vasiliev - Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, the soloist of the   G. Tukai  Tatar State Philharmonic, a soloist of the Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Jalil;  "Vocalise" by Rachmaninov performed Alfiya Mansurova - the winner of the international competition and Roman Chuynov - Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan  - all classical Russian and Tatar folk music sounded on this day in the Hall of Mirrors of the Russian center in Paris,  having  created a unique atmosphere of unity around high spirit and depth of  Ravil Bukharaev’s creativity.

 

Finally, Louisa Bukharaeva said a word of thanks to the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan for their support in the preparation of the Paris event and hoped that the Parisian  dimension of Ravil Bukharaev’s   creativity would  not limited to this one event.  The association "Dialogic Prospects" will implement new projects both in the original work of this devotee of Kazan and Tatarstan thinker of  truly world scale, as well as other representatives of the wealthy Tatar culture. Reasonable assurance of this was the transfer of Ravil Bukharaev’s   books to the library of the  Russian Center.

 

Creative meeting was held in a high spiritual and emotional tone, leaving no one indifferent  in the room.

 

Text: Louisa Bukharaeva, president of the association "Dialogic prospects", Paris

Photo: Natalia Medvedev, president of the association "EvroInfo"

Paris

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