IN MEMORY OF GREAT TEACHER
Ismail Gasprinskyi 21 March 2001. Namely, in this day, 150 years ago, Ismail Gasprinskyi, a prominent scientist, educator and humanist was born in Crimea, who devoted to search of the ways for rapproachement of both worlds – Sclav and Turkic from the cradle to the grave. 21 March 2001, in Bakhchisaray arrived the President of Ukraine L. Kuchma and vice-prime minister of Ukraine M. Zhylisnskyi to pay a tribute to memory of prominent humanist. Already early near the memorial complex Zyndzhirli-madrasah, where Ismail Gasprinskyi was buried, gathered Crimean Tatars. The Head of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, People’s Deputy of Ukraine M. Dzhemilev and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the ARC, S.Kunytsin addressed before people. The President of Ukraine L. Kuchma and other officials put flowers on grave of IsmailGasprinskyi, and took part in ceremony of opening of the memorial building-museum by I. Gasprinskyi in Bakhchisaray. In the evening, the celebrations dedicated to 150th anniversary of birth of a prominent son of the Crimean Tatar peopleIsmailGasprinskyi in the Crimean Tatar Musical Theatre were held. In the beginning of celebration, the permanent representative of the President of Ukraine in the ARC A.Korneychuk read a congratulation of the President of Ukraine to participants of celebrations. PRESIDENT OF UKRAINETo participants of celebrations, Accept my congratulations on the occasion of the memorable date for which your meeting is conveyed. One of the famous sons of the Crimean Tatar people, who were respectfully named by contemporaries a teacher of teachers, Ismail-bey Gasprinskyi takes, by rights, a deserving place among scientists in the world. The selfless activity of this prominent person – is the bright example of serving to Motherland. His indefatigable publishing, literature, journalist and social-political activity on the eve of XIX-XX centuries hade a deep influence with formation of literature and culture of Crimean Tatars, development of ideas of humanism and social progress. It is invaluable an endowment of educator, headed by him a pedagogical movement in formation of harmonic national education, which was succeeded by other Moslem peoples. I am sure, that in independent Ukraine, which became a mother for people of all nationalities, which live on its lands, the ideological and creative legacy of prominent scientist and humanist will serve a tenable base for spiritual renaissance of the Crimean Tatar people, its integration into Ukrainian society, peace and consolidation. L.Kuchma |
