Muslim Magomayev monument opens in Moscow

The monument to the singer, People's Artist of the USSR Muslim Magomayev inaugurated on Thursday in the center of Moscow, near the Embassy of Azerbaijan, visited numerous admirers of his talent and the metropolitan government officials. The right to begin the ceremony leading Svyatoslav Belza gave Deputy Mayor Lyudmila Shevtsova and other singers, group president, "Crocus" Aras Agalarov financed the creation and installation of the monument. They solemnized the red ribbon, accompanied by the loud applause of hundreds of fans, by the song "Over My Country" by Magomayev. The eyes of the fans seemed to figure singer, who seemed about to begin his speech. On a pedestal symbolizing the scene just written - "Magomayev" undated life as artist lives forever. "Muslim Magometovich that Azerbaijan - his father, and Russia - The mother .. It is almost three years, died and was buried in the Azerbaijani land where there is a beautiful monument to him now that his mother's home, not far from the house where he lived, there was this beautiful memorial, and we have the opportunity to once again think about this remarkable man. "- said Shvetsov. In turn, thanked the widow Magomayev famous opera singer Tamara Sinyavskaya everyone for the fact that in her heart, "was the love and memory of a Muslim." "We were born and adopted in one country than the Soviet Union, love one another in this country, and then happened what happened. Was a Muslim, but most of all. He climbed into the clouds, and from there, everything seems as if he sees us - from Moscow to Baku, as the corner, so it is now, and here and there. Here the sun is not looking in vain, "- he said, noting restore the warm weather on the day of opening of the monument the guests of honor at a ceremony by the Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev, actors Elena Obraztsova, Bedros Kirkorov, Yevgeny Gerasimov, a leading Yuri Nikolaev visited., figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova and author of the monument by the sculptor Alexander Rukavishnikov. many of them on the stage and spoke words of gratitude and admiration for the creator of the monument to the great talent of the artist. After the official part of the ceremony was over, stretched the monument Magomayev number of people with flowers in their hands, which dipped after only ten minutes base from which minute will now look to passersby at the intersection and the Ascension Eliseevsky alleys large Soviet pop singer Muslim Magomayev . RIA Novosti