Zuhra Akçurina – The Pillar of Ismail Gasprinsky’s Life

Her father was fiercely against the marriage – she came from a wealthy noble family, while he was merely a writer, despite serving as the mayor of Bakhchysarai. She had a bright future ahead; he had a failed marriage behind him. This is the love story of Ismail Gasprinsky and Zuhra Akçurina, who defied her father’s protests, moved to Crimea, and became one of the most influential women of her time.
This publication is based on materials from A. Makhmutova’s book “Pora i nam zazhech zaryu svobody” (“It’s Time for Us to Light the Dawn of Freedom”).