In Chistopol traditionally in birthday of the Poet - 10 February – open competition for the best reading of his works.
From 2015, the contest acquired the Republican status. Theme 2016 – "When a poet loves, falls in love with the God of the misfits..."
This time the applications for participation in competition were submitted by 33 educational institutions (previous year – 25) from different districts of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Chistopol, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Almetyevsk, p. Alekseevskoe, Baltsa. Students will compete this year for the title of best performers of artistic expression and will present a literary and musical composition.
In the Memorial Museum of Boris Pasternak, where the first stage of the competition, the participants opened a new exhibition of collections "private life of Boris Pasternak: themes and variations".