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Röstäm Yaxin
Рөстәм Яхин Рустем Яхин
Gravestone in Kazan.
Born	16 August 1921 Kazan, TASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died	23 November 1993 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia

Röstäm Möxämmätxaci ulı Yaxin (16 August 1921 – 23 November 1993) was a Tatar composer and pianist, People's Artist of the USSR (1986). 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 (1923–2004). The couple had no children.

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

Notes

1. Tatar: Рөстәм Мөхәммәтхаҗи улы Яхин, IPA: [rɵ̆sˈtæm mɵ̆xæmˌmætxæˈʑɪ]; Russian: Рустем Мухаметхазеевич Яхин, romanized: Rustém Mukhametkhazéyevich Yákhin
2. Tatar: Мәхәббәт җыры, romanized: Mäxäbbät cırı; Russian: Песнь любви, romanized: Pesnj ljubvi
3. Tatar: Ышанам, romanized: Işanam; Russian: Верю, romanized: Verju
4. Tatar: Безнең әниләр, romanized: Bezneñ änilär; Russian: Наши матери, romanized: Naši materi
5. Tatar: Ак җилкән, romanized: Aq cilkän; Russian: Белый парус, romanized: Belyj narus
6. Tatar: Дулкыннар, romanized: Dulqınnar; Russian: Волны, romanized: Volny
7. Tatar: Китмә, сандугач, romanized: Kitmä, sanduğaç; Russian: Не улетай, соловей, romanized: Ne uletaj, solovej
8. Tatar: Керим әле урманнарга, romanized: Kerim äle urmannarğa; Russian: Войду я в лес, romanized: Vojdu ja v les
9. Tatar: Күңелемдә яз, romanized: Küñelemdä yaz; Russian: В душе весна, romanized: V duše vesna

References

1. ^ "Яхин Рустем Мухаметхазеевич".
2. "Рустем Яхин — биография композитора".

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