The legendary singer, People’s Artist of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan Chania Farhi (Hania Biktagirova) became posthumous winner of the regional award named after Angam Atnabayev for 2016. The award was presented to the sister of the actress – Firuza Ibatullina. The sister plans to organize a competition of performers of the Bashkir and Tatar songs in memory of Hania Farhi this year.
For 2017, the award was given to Farit Ziyangirov, director of the Ilkham People’s Theater of the ICRC.
Memorable events dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Angam Atnabaev and the Year of the Family were held in the homeland of the national poet Angam Atnabaev in the village of Stary Kurdym of the Tatyshlinsky district.
Within the framework of the events, the traditional regional festival-contest of poetry “Kyurzem shishmulyare” organized by the administration of the Tatyshlinsky district, the Culture Department with financial support of the Rural House of Culture after K. Marx. The festival-contest was held for two age groups up to 16 years old and over 16 years old. Participants performed poems of their own compositions. A total of 90 contestants from Tatyshlinsky, Askinsky, Baltachevsky and Yanaulsky districts took part. The winners of the Tatyshlinsky district are Ilshat Valiev and Albina Arslanova, Adel Mikhailova and Rishat Karimov. The holder of the Grand Prix is Zafia Sharifyanova from Askinsky district.
Today, February 26, at the Bashkir Drama Theater named after M. Gafuri will take place the Evening of Remembrance of Angam Atnabaev, dedicated to the jubilee date.
