Shooting of a documentary about Turkmen poet Makhtumkuli Fraghi has begun

The Oguzkhan Turkmenfilm Association has launched a project to create documentaries on the spiritual heritage of thinker and poet Makhtumkuli Fraghi, whose 300th anniversary will be celebrated in 2024. This is reported by the Internet publication "Turkmenistan: Golden Age".

The first film crew has already traveled to the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, where, according to sources, the first edition of Makhtumkuli's poems was published in Russian. A school named after Makhtumkuli was built in Funtovo village of Privolzhsky district of Astrakhan on the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan.

The Russian side has already prepared an extensive program for the film group from Turkmenistan, which includes a visit to the village of Funtovo and filming at the Astrakhan State University named after V.N. Tatishchev.

Within the framework of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Makhtumkuli Fraghi, round tables, conferences, poetry evenings, teleconference and other events will be held in the Astrakhan region.