Röstäm Yaxin
Röstäm Möxämmätxaci ulı Yaxin was a Tatar composer and pianist, People's Artist of the USSR. Author of more than 300 songs and romances, including the State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan. Röstəm Yaxin was a laureate of the Ğabdulla Tuqay Tatar ASSR State Prize in 1959.
Notable works
His notable works besides the State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan include:- "Love Song"
- "I Believe"
- "Our Mothers"
- "White Sail"
- "Waves"
- "Don't Fly Away, Nightingale"
- "I'll Enter the Forest"
- "Spring's in My Soul"
Personal life
He was married to Halima Zakirovna Tazetdinova. The couple had no children.Legacy
In 2025, a children's art school opened in the Vysokogorsky railway station settlement was named after him.In September 2025, the Röstäm Yaxin Art School was opened in the village of Usad, Vysokogorsky District.
Awards
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Medal "Veteran of Labour"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
- Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- People's Artist of the USSR
- People's Artist of the RSFSR
- Honoured Artist of the RSFSR