An evening - meeting of candidates for the G.Tukai State Award in 2014 entitled "Only you, People, My service!" to be held at the G.Tukai Literature Museum

April 4th, 2014 at 2.PM, at the G. Tukai Literary Museum G. Tukai held the evening – meeting entitled "Only you, People, My service!" with candidates for the G. Tukai State Prize in 2014.

Holding such  meetings in the G.Tukai Literary Museum has become a good tradition. Over the years, visitors to the museum were poets Zinnur Mansurov, Reseda Valeeva, artist Zoufar Gimaev, writer Marcel Galeev, composer Shamil Timerbulatov, singer Gulzada Safiullina, artist G.Kamal Theater l Alsu Gaynullina, art historian Rosalinda Shageeva.

G. Tukai State Award   was established by the Council of Ministers of Tatarstan  on  April 10, 1958. The decree states that the prize is awarded to authors of the best works in literature, music and  visual arts, for  achievements in theater and live performances , as well as original works of architecture. In the years 1961-1965, the  award was suspended, and in 1975, among   the nominees was not found worthy to become winners.

Every year, the brightest representatives of the creative intelligentsia,  by  Presidential Decree is  awarded the title of laureate of the State Award  n.a. G.Tukai,  on  the poet's birthday. Badge, certificate and cash prize are  awarded to the winners on August 30 - the Day of the Republic.

Today the list of winners consists of  181 people,  and two creative teams – RT Song and Dance Ensemble  and the sponsors of Kul Sharif mosque.

Candidates for the award of the  G.Tukai prize in  2014  were announced the following:  poets Klara Bulatova and Flyura  Gizzatullina,  singers Fan Valiakhmetov and Rafael Ilyasov, artist  Ilgizar Samakaev, calligrapher  Vladimir Popov, composer Alexander Sladkovsky,  writers Fatikh Sibagatullin, Nurislam Hasanov and Vakhit Imamov.

April 4, all  the  candidates   are invited to meet with the audience in the  G. Tukai Literary Museum. There will be an opportunity to put questions to   prominent cultural figures , listen to literary works, Tatar folk songs, see the work of artists.

Press service Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan, according to the press service of the museum