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.
Legacy In 2025, a children's art school opened in the Vysokogorsky railway station settlement was named after him (named the Röstäm Yaxin Children's Art School).https://tatar-inform.tatar/news/biektauda-rostam-yaxin-isemendage-balalar-sangat-maktabe-acyldy-5909003
In September 2025, the Röstäm Yaxin Art School was opened in the village of Usad, Vysokogorsky District.https://tatar-inform.tatar/news/biektau-raionynyn-usad-avylynda-rostam-yaxin-isemendage-yana-sangat-maktabe-acyldy-5911407
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
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