Yakup Kulmiy
Russian writer
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| Intro | Russian writer | ||
| Places | Russia | ||
| was | Poet | ||
| Work field | Literature | ||
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| Birth | 7 September 1918, Kanakayevo, Russia | ||
| Death | 11 October 1994Kanakayevo, Russia (aged 76 years) | ||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||
| Politics: | Communist Party Of The Soviet Union | ||
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Biography
Yakup Kulmiy (Russian: Якуб Кулмый; Bashkir: Яҡуп Ҡолмой; 7 September 1918, village of Kanakbaevo, Bashkortostan – 11 October 1994, village of Kanakaevo) was a Bashkir poet working under the pen name of Yakup Khairullovich Kulmukhametov.
He is the author of more than 20 books of poems: "Selected works" (1968), "The beauty of soul" (1971), "The sun of soul" (1990), "Lyrics" (1993) and others; and popular songs: "My motherland", "My Urals", "A nightingale" and others.
Being a participant in the second world war, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, and medals. In 1958-1978, he worked in radio, in the wording of literary programs of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ministers of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic.
Memory
- In May 2013 in Kanakaevo was opened Park and a monument to (bust) dedicated to the memory of the poet.