Monument to Rasul Gamzatov unveiled in Moscow

Today, on the Yauza Quay in Moscow the unveiling ceremony of a monument to the outstanding poet and Russian public figure Rasul Gamzatov took place.

The ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the poet's birth was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, acting mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin, a senator of the Federation Council from Dagestan Ilyas Uhmanov, acting head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdullatipov and Acting Head of the Republic of Ingushetia, Yunus- Bek Yevkurov. Relatives of Gamzatov and public intellectuals also attended the ceremony.

The monument was initiated by the International Foundation of Rasul Gamzatov. A team of sculptors worked from Moscow and Dagestan, including Igor Novikov, Shamil Kanaygadzhiev and Alexei Tikhonov, contributed to its creation.