Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the gala night held in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Avar poet, prose writer and translator Rasul Gamzatov. This was reported by TASS.
According to the agency, Putin knew Gamzatov personally and often cited the poet’s works as an example of Dagestan’s contribution to Russian culture.
“This goes far beyond the scope of art,” the head of state commented about Gamzatov’s work.
Putin also said that the poet is a wonderful person and a role model for all of Russia.
In May, the TASS agency published a report in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Rasul Gamzatov. To be published Postage stamp. It will be released in Dagestan in 2023.
Soviet prose writer Rasul Gamzatov was born on September 8, 1923 in the Avar village of Tsada in the Hunzakh region of Dagestan. He started writing poetry when he was 9 years old. The poet’s first book in Avar language was published in 1943. In 1950 he graduated from the AM Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow. In 1959 he was awarded the title “People’s Poet of the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic”. In 2003 the publisher became the Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan. The poet passed away in November 2003.
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