Tukay is a peoples soul

Ayhan Yenal, Turkish poet:   Tukay is one of the most outstanding poets of the Turkic world. He is a poet who can be understood without any translation. Tukay is an illimitable ocean and encourager...

Tursun Kahari, Uigurian poet:   Gabdulla Tukay was a teacher for a lot of Uigurian poets who even in Kuomintang’s torture chambers recited the works of Tukay.

Ibragim Yusupov, Kara-Kalpak poet: From the first day of meeting with Tukay’s works, the great Tatar poet became my all-time favourite poet and teacher. Being just a student of pedagogical Institute, I knew by heart...

Rafael Khakimov (b.1947), Statesman, Honoured Science Worker of the Republic of Tatarstan (1997):   Each nation has its own Tukay. He is a celestial visitant who goes through fateful periods of the nation’s life to...

Hatyp Minnegulov (b.1939), Theorist of literature, Doctor of Philology (1991), Professor (1992), Honoured Science Worker of the Republic of Tatarstan (1994), State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan laureate (1995): Tukay is not only a...

Sergey Michalkov (b.1913), Russian writer, Lenin Prize (1970) and USSR State Prize (1941, 1942, 1950, 1978) laureate: I will start with an interesting fact. In 1809, the great English poet George Byron wrote a poem...

Rezeda Ganieva (b.1932), Theorist of literature, Doctor of Philology (1992), Professor (1993), Honoured Science Worker of the Republic of Tatarstan (1994): Folk origins and socio-political character of Tukay’s oeuvre was frequently emphasized by foreign mass...

Tufan Minnullin (b.1935) Dramaturge, public figure, Honoured Art Worker of the TASSR, RSFSR, Republic of Bashkortostan (1978, 1984, 1995), K.S. Stanislavsky RSFSR State Prize and Gabdulla Tukay TASSR State Prize laureate (1979, 1979), National Writer...

Mustay Karim (1919–2005), Writer, National Poet of Bashkortostan, K.S. Stanislavsky RSFSR State, Salawat Yulayev BASSR Republic, USSR State and Lenin Prizes laureate (1967, 1967, 1972, 1984), Honourable Member of Bashkortostan Academy of Sciences (1992): Pushkin...

Sagit Sunchelei (1889-1937), Poet, translator, statesman, public figure: Tukay had a very firm character… He did not belittle his self-reverence, did not lose his pride, and amour-propre. He did not curried flavour with wealthy people. ...