May 7, 2014, a special lesson themed “This burden is not a burden … ” dedicated to Victory Day to be held at the Literary Museum of G.Tukai.

The Literary Museum of G.Tukai holds very diverse cultural and educational activities: literary and musical evenings, meetings with authors, with representatives of the creative intelligentsia, presentations of exhibitions of books and media products, museum holidays, museum and educational sessions, master classes.

The next event is dedicated to the Victory Day – this is a special lesson with showing of personal belongings of Tatar poets – witness of the Great Patriotic War from the funds of RT NM and meeting with participant of the Great Patriotic War, journalist, writer Mannur Sattarov.

A famous Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukai, himself , of course, did not participate in the Second World War , but his book, his works took part. During the special lesson G.Tukai books will be shown, having past the war.

The museum, in the hall ” Tukai and modernity” rather fully reflects the theme of the ballet ” Shurale.” Visitors may see the poster of ballet in Tatar Theater of Opera and Ballet n.a. M. Jalil, photographs of various productions, ballet costumes heroes. Photo of Farid Yarullin attracts the attention of visitors, he is the author of music for the ballet ” Shurale .” Like G. Tukai , Farid Yarullin has never seen this ballet. The music to the ballet the composer wrote before the war, but “Shurale ” was with him until his death in 1943. In 1958, for the ballet ” Shurale ” F. Yarullin posthumously becomes the first (and still the youngest ) a winner of the G.Tukai State Award.

The funds of PT NM have stored G.Tukai’s book , published in 1943. It belonged to the poet Muhammad Sadri , it had passed with him front roads. It has the autograph of book’s owner. Often during the halts, he opened it and read G. Tukai verses. On the special

lesson, senior official of PT NM Ramsia Abzalina will present pupils this book. Guys see personal things known Tatar poets Fatih Karim and Adel Kutui killed in the war. A. Kutui was one of the first to speak about the need to create a museum of G.Tukai in Kazan. Ramsia Asrarovna will show also memorabilia of poet Sibgat Hakim, a laureate of G.Tukai, Great Patriotic War participant, Tukai countryman.

Meeting with participant of the GPW, a member of the Writers’ Union of Russia , member of the journal “Chayan” Mannur Sattarov. The author of novel- chronicle about Farit Yarullin Rashat Nizameev and a senior fellow PT NM Ramsia Abzalina will take part in the event. Teachers of the Tatar language and literature, history teachers of schools in Kazan are invited.

Press service of the Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan , according to the press service of the museum