April 26 will mark the 138th anniversary of the great Tatar
poet Gabdulla Tukai. Traditionally, on the eve of this date and the Mother Language
Day, a series of thematic events will be held in Kazan. This was announced at
the Business Monday meeting by Deputy head of the executive committee of the
city Guzel Sagitova.
“The number of participants in urban projects dedicated to the
preservation of the Tatar language is growing every year. I am glad that there
are more and more young Kazan residents among them. The events are held
informally and attract many people. And more and more creative things appear in
these projects,”- said Mayor Ilsur Metshin.
On April 15, the next seminar under “Effective methods of language
teaching” for teachers of the Tatar language and literature is scheduled.
Alexey Arzamasov, Professor of the Institute of Russian Language of the RUDN
University, will speak at the seminar.
On April 16 and 17, the Gaidar Youth Center will host the annual
festival of Tatar national culture.
On April 26, a solemn flower laying ceremony will be held at the
monument to Gabdulla Tukai on Pushkin Street. The Opera and Ballet Theater will
host a poetry festival.
On the same day, “The Universe of apush” show based on the biography and
motives of the poet's works will take place in the S.Said-Galiev Recreation
Center.
On April 28, a concert program with elements of a lecture hall from the
Aidar Niyazov orchestra “Soloists of Kazan” will take place at the Moskovsky
Cultural Center
Also, the interlibrary festival “Kazan Evenings” will be held on April
23 - 28. These days, the city libraries will hold quizzes, exhibitions and
literary hours for visitors.