Memorial plaque to the author of the republic's anthem opened in Karachay-Cherkessiya

The opening ceremony of a memorial plaque to the poet and author of the anthem of Karachay-Cherkessia, Yusuf Sozarukov, was held today in Cherkessk.

The rally on the occasion of the opening of the memorial plaque on the house where the national poet of the KCR and the honored worker of arts lived during his last years of life was attended by his friends, relatives, admirers of Sozarukov, representatives of the republic's leadership and intellectuals of the KCR, Interfax-South reports.