The image of Kayum Nasyri in the world of Tatar theatre and cinema

Abstract

Nasyrov Gabdelkayum Gabdennasyrovich (Kayum Nasyri) (2 [14] February 1825 - 20 August 1902) was an outstanding scientist, writer and educator of the 19^th century, the author of more than 60 scientific and translated works on philology, folklore, pedagogy, fiction, mathematics, history, geography, astronomy, etc., the creator of the first textbooks in the Tatar language on various branches of science. He was a graduate of the madrasah at the Fifth Cathedral Mosque (1841-1855), a teacher of the Tatar language at the Kazan Theological School (Kazan Theological Semi-nary, 1855-1871), the founder and teacher of the Russian-Tatar school for boys in Kazan (1871-1876), a full member of the Society of Archeology, History and Ethnography at Kazan University (1885-1902). The central street of Kazan, located in the historical district of Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda, is named after K. Nasyri. In 1995, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan established the K. Nasyri Prize, which is awarded in the field of education and the implementation of the pedagogical heritage of the scientist-educator. In 2014, the Scientific and Educational Center “Kayum Nasyri Institute” was established on the basis of Kazan Federal University. In 2025, the Bank of Russia issued a commemorative silver coin dedicated to K. Nasyri.