Academic Events Dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of Sh. Marjani and the Presentation of the “Golden Horde Review”

The 200th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Tatar scholar and enlightener Shigabutdin Marjani was celebrated in 2018. Indeed, it was declared the year of Marjani by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. During the past year, books were published while academic forums, round tables, exhibitions, lectures and public educational events were organized in honor of the educator. The International Research Conference, “The Academic Heritage and Social Activities of Sh. Marjani,” (September 20–21, 2018) and the exhibition, “Shigabutdin Marjani. Tatar Character,” occupied a prominent place among the series of events dedicated to the year of Marjani in Tatarstan. The Marjani Institute of History organized the conference and exhibition with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. The conference was attended by both domestic historians and prominent foreign researchers. In total, the program of the event included four thematic sections and a round table on the history of the Tatars abroad. The exhibition was held in the exhibition hall “Manege.” In addition to manuscripts and prints, the exhibition featured a gallery of portraits of Marjani and calligraphic works dedicated to the great Tatar theologian. It is necessary to note the visit of the delegation of public and political figures and researchers of Tatarstan to Uzbekistan to participate in events dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sh. Marjani (October 15–19, 2018). In Tashkent, a meeting was held with the administration and staff of the Abu Reyhan Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies. A presentation of research publications from the Marjani Institute of History and the academic journal “Golden Horde Review” was also held during the visit. On November 21, 2018 in Kazan, on the shore of Lake Kaban, the grand unveiling of the Shigabutdin Marjani monument took place. On November 29, 2018 a delegation from Kazan visited the city of Helsinki in Finland to participate in the conference dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the scholar’s birth