The Planet Tukay
The personality and art of Gabdoullah Tukay illume the Tatar culture. He occupies a special place in the Turkic-Tatar spiritual world. Consciously or not, the poet comes to our life from childhood. The melodiousness...
Tukay in art
The Poet and the World Surrounding Him
The world of Tukay’s poetry gave birth to numerous works of art created in different genres and styles. The images of Tukay have come to us in few survived photographs: thoughtful and sad look,...
The Magic of Tukay’s Poetry
The whole huge poetic world of Tukay rests on folk art, mythology, folk lore, fairy tales, and baits (epic verses). Tukay perceived this layer of folk wisdom delicately and organically, with intrinsic elegance, humor...
“Shurale” Ballet
The “Shurale” ballet is a first national ballet that is the main pride of the Tatar musical theatre nowadays. The ballet was written in 1940 by a 26-year-old talented Tatar composer Farid Yarullin. The...
The opera “The Love of the Poet”
Tatar composer Rezeda Akhiyarova’s opera “Love of the poet” have become a real monument to the work of the poet Gabdulla Tukay. The libretto of the opera was written by Renat Kharis. The first...