President of Tatarstan awarded the laureates of the Gabdulla Tukai State Prize
Today the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov presented the State Awards of the Republic of Tatarstan named after Gabdulla Tukai. The ceremony took place at the site of the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin, State Counselor of the Republic of Tatarstan, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin, Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Asgat Safarov, Minister of Culture of Tatarstan Irada Ayupova and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.
President of Tatarstan congratulated the laureates and thanked them for their attentive attitude to their work and high achievements for the good of the republic. “The laureates of the award are true patriots of Tatarstan,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
This year Idris Gaziev was awarded the prize for solo programs from works by Tatar composers and folk songs, musical and educational activities; Liron Khamidullin for the books "Dardmend", "Buranly tundu" ("On a blizzard night"), "Zarnitsy on the horizon"; Denis Osokin for the collection of works "Garden Scarecrows from November to March"; Renat Salavatov, Yuri Alexandrov, Viktor Gerasimenko, Gulnora Gatina for the production of Reseda Akhiyarova's opera Syuyumbike
Press service of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Bulat Nizameev.