Publicist Akiniyazov spoke about the influence of Makhtumkuli's work on Turkmenistan's culture

Turkmen publicist Serdar Akiniyazov spoke about the influence of literary heritage of Makhtumkuli Fraghi on the formation of Turkmenistan's culture. This is reported by the Centralasia.news online edition.

The observer recalled that in the 60s of the last century "Romances by Turkmen composers to the words of Makhtumkuli" was published. In the 50s of the 20th century, a sector for the study of Makhtumkuli's works was established in the manuscript collection of the Institute of Literature of the Academy of Sciences. Around the same time, the drama "Makhtumkuli" was staged.

С. Akiniyazov emphasizes that the theme associated with the name of philosopher and poet Makhtumkuli Fraghi has always been of interest to the national intelligentsia, which was reflected in the cinematography. Thus, the films "Makhtumkuli" of 1968, "Fraghi - Separated from Happiness" of 1984 and "Makhtumkuli" of 2014 were released in the country.