At the library of national literatures, in the framework of cultural and educational project “Tatar Guest’s Room”, organized by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tatarstan in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, an evening with a journalist, writer and social activist Rahim Khalilovic Telyashov took place. The evening was attended by representatives of the Tatar community, artists and admirers of his works.
Much attention in his works R. Kh. Telyashov pays to a historical theme – a truthful coverage of the history and culture of the Tatar people. He is author of “The Golden Horde: polemical notes”, “From the Indians and the Huns to the Golden Horde.” At the meeting Rahim Khalilovic spoke about the work on a new book, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Tatar community of St. Petersburg.
The writer also spoke about his meetings with famous Russian historian and orientalist Lev Gumilyov. Throughout his life, Rahim Telyashev collected interesting facts and materials about the life of Tatars in St. Petersburg, which he published in his previous articles and books.
R. Telyashov wrote and published books, “The Tatar community of St. Petersburg. The 300th anniversary of the city “,” Tatars in the Great Patriotic War and the siege of Leningrad. On the 60th anniversary of the Great Victory and the 1000th anniversary of Kazan “,” Tatar community of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. Portrait Gallery. ”
In recent years the writer has worked on a unique book “Tatars and Russians. Historical and linguistic analysis, “in which he tried to restore many pages of Russian-Tatar relations on the basis of linguistic analysis. Many Tatar words, including the terms were included in the Russian language. The book is was sent to large libraries of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, to the libraries of a number of institutions and historical museums.
Also, R.Telyashov spoke about his works, which has been written earlier, the book “Tatars in the Great Patriotic War and the siege of Leningrad.” The book contains a lot of new and useful information, clearly tells about the history of St. Petersburg Tatars, their active participation in the destiny of the country, about their enormous contribution to the defense of a hero city of Leningrad from the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.
Also, one of his achievements – organization and resumption of publication in Leningrad, in Russia, the first Tatar newspaper “Nur-Light”, which, as is known, was first published in St. Petersburg in 1905. The first issue of the newspaper “Nur-Light” was released in Leningrad in 1990
Books by R. Kh. Telyashov attract attention from the first line, and do not let go until the last page. They carry popular science, historical, linguistic, information and have a cognitive character, written in simple and accessible language, intended for a wide range of readers.
The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tatarstan in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region
