For the 80th anniversary of Azgar Shakirov

On February 26th a Museum lesson “Zinnatulla hazrat – mulla from Uchily village” was held for students of 8-9 grades of the Koshlauch school. The event was held for the 80th anniversary of Azgar Shakirov who was an actor, people’s artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, winner of the state prize of the Republic of Tatarstan named after Gabdulla Tukay. Azgar Shakirov is known as a passionate propagandist of Tatar culture, language and traditions of the people. He played more than thirteen roles in plays based on works of Tatar and Russian classics, and in 1996 he also played the role of the grandfather of the future poet-Zinnatulla Hazrat. During the lesson students listened to the poem “The Poet” by Gabdulla Tukay performed by Azgar Shakirov. Then the film about the childhood of G. Tukay was shown.