Great Poet, Enlightener and Mentor of the Bashkir Nation (to Miftakhetdin Akmulla’s 180th Birth Anniversary)
December 14th, 2011 is the 180th birth anniversary of Miftakhetdin Akmulla, a great Bashkir poet and enlightener. He had left a unique poetic heritage after himself that had a considerable influence on the literature of a large number of the Turkic-speaking peoples, including the Kazakhs, Tatars, Karakalpaks. Miftakhetdin Akmulla’s creative works are considered to be a source of national pride for the Bashkirs as well as a part of the world culture.