The fates of many renowned cultural figures have been intertwined in Tatarstan as well: singer Fedor Shalyapin, writers Leo Tolstoy, Sergey Aksakov, Maksim Gorky, Vasily Aksyonov, poets Yevgeny Baratynsky, Gavrila Derzhavin, Marina Tsvetaeva and Nikolay Zabolotsky, artists Ivan Shishkin and Nicolai Fechin. The pride of the Tatar culture also includes classic Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukai, poet and hero Musa Dzhalil, composers Farid Yarullin, Salikh Saidashev, Nazib Zhiganov, and others.