In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of August 27, 2007, No. 1111 "On the Day of the Worker of Culture", March 25 marks the Day of the Worker of Culture in Russia.

Today, March 23, 2017, on the eve of the Day of the Worker of Culture in the Bashkir State Philharmonic Society named after Kh. Akhmetov, solemn rewarding of cultural and art figures of the republic took place.

The ceremony of presenting the awards of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan to cultural workers was held by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Amina Shafikova.

"Dear friends! I would like to express to you and your creative teams a huge gratitude for your inexhaustible work. We are shaping our life and cultural values, preserving all the greatest things that have come to us from our ancestors. We are multiplying the cultural heritage, we are creating today. I want to thank all our veterans. The base on which we work today is the creative foundation that we inherited from previous generations of cultural workers. Today we have a huge potential and an opportunity to work, multiply all this, make something new. Thanks to the leadership of Bashkortostan, the head of the region, our republic has a very strong support in the sphere of culture. ", The Minister of Culture noted.

Honorary Diploma of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan "For high professional skills and long-term conscientious work in the field of culture" and in connection with the 25th anniversary of the Ufa State Tatar Theater "Nur", actors of drama were awarded: Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan and Republic of Tatarstan Savia Siraeva, Reeda Fakhrislamova, Albert Sharafutdinov.

The Order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation "For High Achievements in the Preservation and Development of Folk Art and Traditional Culture of the Peoples of Russia" was given to the Folk Dance Ensemble "Agidel" (Salavat) the title of "Honored Collective of Folk Art".

By order of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the title of "Honored Collective of Folk Art of the Republic of Bashkortostan" was awarded to the Bashkir Folk Theater "Korama" (Uchaly), the People's Club of Decorative and Applied Art "Nadezhda" at the "Ural" Gallery, the National Brass Band of the City Palace of Culture Meleuz, the Exemplary Kuraidist Ensemble "Irandik" of the Sibay Children's Music School, the Folk Bashkir Folk Ensemble "Ashkadar Naghishtary" of the Sterlitamak City Palace of Culture , The Model Choreographic Ensemble "Dalan" (Karmaskalinsky District), the National Male Choir Chapel "Vivat" of the Beloretsk City Palace of Culture.

The National Museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Ufa State Tatar Theater "Nur", the Republican Museum of Military Glory of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Bashkir Republican Library for the Blind, the State Academic Russian Drama Theater of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the House of Friendship of the Peoples of the Republic of Bashkortostan were given letters of appreciation "For the high level of quality of rendering services to the population of the Republic Bashkortostan by the end of 2016 ".

On this festive day, employees and artists of cultural institutions of Ufa were also awarded Letters of thanks and Certificates of Honor of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan.