The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan, in Ashgabat, welcomed the guests on Sunday – the Day of National Unity of the Russian Federation was celebrated here with a series of events, inviting residents of the Turkmen capital to participate in the celebration, and at the same time in master classes related to culture and crafts of different regions of Russia. TASS correspondent Oleg Pavlenko visited the holiday and told about it in his report.

The International Forum of Light Industry and Fashion Industry "Commonwealth of Fashion" will be held in St. Petersburg on November 9-10, the press service of the secretariat of the Council of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly reports.

The international scientific and practical conference “The problem of forming national composition schools in a multicultural space” was held on October 30 in the concert hall of the department of music publications and sound recordings of the Russian State Library.

In the Large Concert Hall of the Maya Kuliyeva Turkmen National Conservatory, a concert of the chamber orchestra "Beautiful Melodies of Autumn" (Güýz paslynyń şirin owazlary) was held under the direction of artistic director and conductor, senior lecturer of the Conducting Department Nura Mukhiev, multiple winner of the competition of the President of Turkmenistan Türkmeniń Altyn asyry.

In Moscow, on Sunday, October 29, in one of the wonderful halls of the Zurab Tsereteli Art Gallery on Prechistenka, the opening of the International Music Festival dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the outstanding Turkmen composer, People’s Artist of Turkmenistan, laureate of the USSR State Prize, the State Prize of Turkmenistan named after Magtymguly Nury Halmamedov took place.

A creative meeting of Turkmen and Uzbek writers and poets took place on October 29 in Tashkent as part of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in Uzbekistan. A cultural event dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great thinker and poet of the East, Magtymguly Pyragy, was held in the building of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan.

The international pop festival of Turkic peoples “Oriental Bazaar in Kazan” ended on Friday with a gala concert, which took place in the capital of Tatarstan. Performers and creative groups from 25 countries - Afghanistan, Bahrain, Gagauzia, Iran, Yemen, China, Palestine, Syria and others - gathered on the stage of the cultural and entertainment center "Pyramid".

The name of the brilliantly talented composer Nury Halmamedov has firmly entered the history of professional music of Turkmenistan as the creator of a unique individual style that combines the traditions of Turkmen folk music and composition techniques of the 19th and 20th centuries. His music was a unique embodiment of classical, romantic and impressionistic styles.

The III meeting of the International Association “Turkmen Alabai” was held on Friday in Ashgabat. Members of the Association, heads and specialists of specialized structures and higher educational institutions became participants of the forum dedicated to the Holiday of the Turkmen Alabai. Foreign dog breeders joined the meeting via video link.

The premiere of the new biographical play “Strings of the Soul” (“Köňül tary”), dedicated to the anniversary of the birth of outstanding Turkmen composer Nury Halmamedov, will take place on October 28 and 29 on the stage of the Alp Arslan National Drama Theater in Ashgabat. The screening will take place as part of the festival “Life Permeated with Music” (“Mukama siňen ömür”) and dedicated to the 85th anniversary of Nury Halmamedov.