Urmancheev's students form the basis of Tatar folklore studies

An international scientific-practical conference, 'Folklore in the Paradigm of the Humanities,' has opened at the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan. It marks the 90th anniversary of Fatih Urmancheev (1936–2021), a classic of Tatar folkloristics. An exhibition dedicated to the scientist also opened during the conference.

Layla Davletshina, head of the folk art department at the Galimjan Ibragimov Institute of Language, Literature and Art, said the exhibition presents Urmancheev's works on Tatar mythology and the study of Tatar epics in a common Turkic context. It also features expedition materials from the Volga region to Siberia and Buryatia, and manuscripts from the institute's 'Written Heritage' center, including texts of the epics 'Idegey' and 'Kahraman Katil.'

Davletshina noted that a 25-volume 'Tatar Folk Art' collection was published in Tatar, and a 15-volume edition appeared in Russian for the first time. A digital 'Tatar Folklore' fund is also being developed. She said Urmancheev's students now form the basis of Tatar folklore studies. The institute is organising the event.