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On June 15, VDNKh in Moscow hosted the large-scale ethnocultural festival "SamovarFest-2025," which brought together representatives from over 160 nationalities. Turkmenistan's participation garnered particular attention at the festival, with its musical culture ably represented by Maya Klycheva, a Turkmen language instructor and Candidate of Philological Sciences.

Ms. Klycheva, an Associate Professor at the Department of Languages of Near and Middle Eastern Countries, dedicated her performance to the 300th anniversary of Magtymguly Pyragy's birth. Possessing a lyric-coloratura soprano, she performed "Boylaryna," a song based on the verses of the great Turkmen poet, captivating the audience with the depth and sincerity of her rendition.

This marks Ms. Klycheva's second consecutive year participating in SamovarFest, strengthening cultural ties and making a significant contribution to the preservation and popularization of national traditions. Following the festival, she was awarded a Diploma by the "Culture of Nations" Foundation for her contributions to the development and preservation of ethnocultural heritage. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation, E. Aydogdyev, who was present at the event, highly praised the Turkmen participant's performance. He expressed gratitude for the dignified representation of Turkmen culture at such a prestigious venue.

The festival is an annual event organized by the "Culture of Nations" Foundation with the support of the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of Moscow, the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Interethnic Relations, the State Duma Committee on Nationalities, Roscongress, and national-cultural public organizations. This year, over 1,000 artists from across Russia participated in the 12-hour concert marathon.

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