July 5, 2006 in Gorno-Altaisk opened a monument to Gregory Gurkin.
July 5, 2006 in Gorno-Altaisk the opening of the monument Altai artist and public figure Grigory Ivanovich Choros-Gurkin.
Cast iron monument Gurkin was cast in Novokuznetsk plant Mogument. The height of the figure - 3,6 meters, total pyamtnika - more than 6 meters. Author - Vladimir Chukuev.
At the opening ceremony speech the head of the RA Alexander Berdnikov. Given the fact that it contains a number of important points for evaluation otnosheiyu to the question Altai State, we invite you to consult the full text of the speech circulated by the press service of the Government of Armenia.
Dear compatriots, dear guests! It is no accident that we open a memorial to 15-year anniversary of the republic, on the eve of the celebration of 250 years of voluntary occurrence of the Altai people in the Rossiyskogo state.
Grigory Choros-Gurkin - a great artist, writer, poet, scholar, politician, social activist, teacher - refers to those people who define the greatness of their nation. Not surprisingly, the higher raises the bar culture of the Altai, the greater and deeper awareness of the importance of this national phenomenon. As you know, 3 July 1991 signed the Law "On the transformation of the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region in the Gorno-Altai Soviet Socialist Republic within the RSFSR." So ended the historic aspirations of the Altai people to education of their statehood. To him the Altai people walked long and difficult. Despite all the thorny and difficult path, the Altai people managed to maintain their own identity, their ethnic kinship and its territory.
Today we can rightly say: Grigory Choros-Gurkin - the founder of our statehood. In severe pre-revolutionary conditions, he has repeatedly tried to explain why want autonomy Altai Mountains, its people. In their speeches, Grigory Choros-Gurkin pointed to the need for autonomy of a particular culture, lifestyle and way of life, the special geographical conditions of residence of the Altai people. He advocated the right of the Altai people to be equal and free in the great nations, to preserve its national culture, language and way of life.
Grigory Choros-Gurkin - a real singer nature of Altai, an artist from God. Brush Gurkin carries all the genuine, pristine beauty of the Altai.
And quite naturally, that the monument Choros-Gurkin decorated the square in the capital of the Altai Republic. Today we pay tribute and respect for the remarkable artist, a social activist Grigory Ivanovich Choros-Gurkin, thanks to the talent of which the nature of Gorny Altai and the people living here have gained recognition and respect. Words of gratitude we express today to all who participated in the creation of the monument to our famous countryman. Your creation has allowed ever to capture the eternal desire of the creative person to harmony and beauty.
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