The Balkan Special School of Arts is holding a festival this week dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the great Turkmen writer and philosopher Magtymguly Pyragy.

On 1 March 2024, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in Georgia Mr. Dovletmyrat Seyitmammedovmet with Director of Georgian National Center of Manuscripts Mr. Zaza Abashidze.

The Department of Education, Science and Culture of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan holds an open photo contest "About women with Love" dedicated to International Women's Day from February 26 to March 6 in a remote format.

He is known as an author of literature for children, a poet, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. However, those who are familiar with his work are also aware of another facet of him. He is seriously engaged in literary experiments, composing poetry in avant-garde poetic trends and styles. Many of his neo-poems have been published in books, as well as newspapers and magazines in our country. The topic of today's interview with Hemra Shirov is experimental poetry.

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.