Today, November 6, in the Greek Hall of the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater a presentation of the book "Mustai. Interview, which never happened" went. The book was published by Inesh with the support of the Mustai Karim Foundation on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the national poet of Bashkortostan, an outstanding Bashkir writer, poet, playwright and public figure Mustai Karim.

The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bashkortostan Lenara Ivanova, Vice Speaker of the State Assembly - Kurultay of the Republic of Bashkortostan Elvira Aitkulova, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus Amina Shafikova, poet’s daughter, director of the Mustai Karim Alfiya Karimov Foundation, famous literary figures and cultures close Friends and colleagues of Mustafa Safich, as well as numerous admirers of his work.

“I want to thank the authors for the work that is invested in this wonderful book. Once again I came to the conclusion that Mustai Karim is the “mind, honor and conscience” of our era. His love for the motherland, family, the way he speaks about all human values ​​is a measure. It is great that we have gathered here and paid great attention to the publication of this book. There are a lot of tasks ahead. I think that all of us together will be able to hold the anniversary of Mustafa Safich at the highest level”, - said Lenara Khakimovna.

The initiator of the book is the grandson of the poet, the founder of the Fund. M. Karim Timerbulat Karimov. For the first time, a limited edition edition was presented in Moscow, as part of the All-Russian Book Festival "Red Square" in early June of this year. The book "Mustai. Interview, which has never happened ”entered the list of the 50 best regional publications following the results of the All-Russian professional competition of the Association of Book Publishers of Russia“ The Best Books of 2017 ”. Today, the daughter of the poet Alfiya Karimova and the chief editor of Inesh publishing house Alexei Fenin presented a new book format.

“Mustai Karim is close to everyone in his own way. Reading the books of Mustafa Safich, each time you open it again. This is the same world, but because of the age of a person, it is already perceived differently. The book "Mustai. An interview that never happened ”is, of course, another discovery for each of us”, - said Amina Ivnievna.

At the presentation of the team of the National Youth Theater. M. Karim presented a literary and musical composition: songs were sung to the words of Mustafa Safich, poems and fragments from his works were recited.

As Timerbulat Karimov notes, in the book Mustai. The interview, which never happened ”through the words, diaries and poetry of Mustai Karim, shows his innermost thoughts. The publication was released in a large gift format, the text material is illustrated with photographs from the family archive and archives of famous photographers of the republic.