The 300th anniversary of the great poet and philosopher Magtymguly Fragi is widely celebrated in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In both neighboring countries, cultural and educational events are organized dedicated to the study and wide popularization of the rich heritage of the Turkmen classic, as well as its role and contribution to strengthening friendship, spiritual closeness and interaction between the Uzbek and Turkmen peoples.

The organizing committee of the VIII Moscow International Festival "Sounds of Dutar" named after Nury Halmamedov announced the start of accepting applications for the artistic competition of illustrations of poetry of the East "Reflection" from March 1. The competition is held under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Arts in honor of the anniversary of Magtymguly Pyragy, whose 300th anniversary was included in the UNESCO list of memorable dates.

The corresponding decision was signed by the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov, the republic's media reported on Tuesday. According to the document, the Yanardag State Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve and the Alidashi Sanctuary in the village of Muhammedli, dating back to the 17th-18th centuries, have been added to the “Architectural Monuments” section of the List of Immovable Historical and Cultural Monuments of Local Significance.

“The bright colors and mesmerizing melodies of hot Turkmenistan were presented to St. Petersburg residents at the Russian Ethnographic Museum,” the St. Petersburg TV channel reported.

The British Library will become the location for the filming of one of the episodes of the documentary film “The Legacy of the Manuscripts of Magtymguly Fragi.” The subject of interest to the creators of the film, as well as scientists from Turkmenistan, will be copies of the original manuscripts of the great thinker and poet, which are stored in the National Library of Great Britain.

Although the ancient Egyptians may have made eyeliner famous, a stunningly detailed archaeological find shows that the ancient Iranians may have been the holders of the first lipstick patents.

On March 1, the “Inspiration of Spring” concert will take place in the large hall of TNС named after Maya Kulieva. The organizers dedicate it to the arrival of spring and to all women on the occasion of the holiday of March 8th.

Turkmenistan is convening an international scientific conference "Ancient Anau culture". The forum will be held on March 27, the day after the start of the events dedicated to the declaration of the city of Anau as the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2024. The delegates of the conference will also take part in these celebrations.

Events on the occasion of the announcement of the city of Anau as the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2024 will start on March 26. Their opening ceremony will take place in the concert hall "Turkmen White Yurt" at the Novruz Yaylasy site in the Ahal district of Ak Bugday.

The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Minsk, Nazarguly Shagulyev, met on Friday, February 23, with the chairman of the Union of Writers of Belarus, director-editor- in-chief of the publishing house "Zvezda" Alexander Karlyukevich.