Röstäm Möxämmätxaci ulı Yaxin (16 August 1921 – 23 November 1993) was a
Tatar
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* Volga Tatars, a people from the Volga-Ural region of western Russia
* Crimean Tatars, a people from the Crimea peninsula by the B ...
composer and pianist,
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...
(1986). Author of more than 300 songs and romances, including the
State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan
The State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan was composed by Tatar musician Röstäm Yaxin and was first adopted in 1993 without lyrics. 20 years later, lyrics written by were made official.
Lyrics Current version
On 21 February 2013, the P ...
. Röstəm Yaxin was a laureate of the
Ğabdulla Tuqay Tatar ASSR State Prize in 1959.
Notable works
His notable works besides the
State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan
The State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan was composed by Tatar musician Röstäm Yaxin and was first adopted in 1993 without lyrics. 20 years later, lyrics written by were made official.
Lyrics Current version
On 21 February 2013, the P ...
include:
* "Love Song"
* "I Believe"
* "Our Mothers"
* "White Sail"
* "Waves"
* "Don't Fly Away, Nightingale"
* "I'll Enter the Forest"
* "Spring's in My Soul"
Personal life
He was married to Halima Zakirovna Tazetdinova (1923–2004). The couple had no children.
Awards
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Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...
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Order of the Badge of Honour
The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.
It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...
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Medal "Veteran of Labour"
The Medal "Veteran of Labour" () was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union established on January 18, 1974, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to honour workers for many years of hard work in the national economy ...
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Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
The Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" () was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union awarded to military and civilians who had participated in the Battle of Moscow.
History
The Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" was established on May ...
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Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
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Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
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People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...
*People's Artist of the RSFSR
*Honoured Artist of the RSFSR
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Russian pianists
Soviet composers
Soviet male composers
Russian male composers
Tatar composers
People's Artists of the USSR
1921 births
1993 deaths
Soviet pianists
Soviet classical musicians
Male pianists
20th-century Russian male musicians
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