The book about the connoisseur of Nenets folklore Gennady Puiko will be presented in Salekhard

The presentation of the book by Lyudmila Lipatova and Irina Okotetto about Gennady Puiko will take place on the 18^th of January in the Museum and Exhibition complex of Ivan Shemanovskiy. It is dedicated to memory of the talented original artist, poet and pedagogue, the connoisseur of Nenets folklore.

The book contains autobiographical notes, his poems in Nenets and Russian, as well as memories of his daughter Irina and contemporaries about the creative heritage of this extraordinary man.

Lyudmila Lipatova is a local historian, the honored worker of culture of the Russian Federation, a member of the Union of journalists of Russia, a full member of the Russian geographical society, a veteran of labor, a veteran of Yamal and the honorary citizen of Salekhard. She is a creative and dedicated person, devoted to her native land. She is the author of the book “The 20^th century through the eyes of Obdorsk people”, “Roads of nomads”, “Sava Lutsa – a good man M. M. Brodnev”, “We shall always remember”, “Zimogor”, two volumes of the book “I. S. Shemanovskiy. Selected works” and many others. She is a collector of legends, tales and myths of indigenous peoples of the North. This year Lyudmila Lipatova will celebrate the 80^th anniversary.