Entrepreneur and blacksmith Nyurgustan Uvarov – Khatan Uus from the Namsky district is working on the creation of Yakut metal products. His talent for blacksmithing was revealed during his student days.
With simple tools and good work, he showed that perseverance and love for one’s craft can lead to success in the craft.
While still in his senior year, Nyurgustan Uvarov began studying and actively participating in conferences, researching modern technologies for making Yakut khomus.
“While studying at Nam Teachers College, I discovered blacksmithing,” he shared his memories.
He received training in blacksmithing from a mentor, college teacher Innokenty Gotovtsev, who helped shape his skills. As a student, he joined the Association of Blacksmiths and Metallurgists of Yakutia, which was then just created on the initiative of the People’s Master of the Republic Nikolai Burtsev.
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After defending his thesis in 2009, he realized that he wanted to connect his life with this art. However, that same year, fate decided otherwise – a new chapter opened for the master. He left for Moscow at the request of the construction company Eco-Bani and then worked for two years in various regions of Russia – in the Moscow, Gul, Klin, and Vladimir regions.
All these years he felt that he wanted to return to blacksmithing and develop in it. Upon returning to his homeland, Nyurgustan began to produce metal products. His specialization is Yakut national instruments.
“Currently, I am conducting my activities in the production of metal products, making custom-made national instruments – such as khomus, Yakut knife, “batas”, “Anny” and other products,” – he said.
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The first triumph happened, according to Nyurgustan, when he became the winner in the “Tetim Khomus” (“Rhythm of the Khomus”) category of the International interactive competition of khomus-making masters, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the master Semyon Gogolev – Amynnyky Uus. This success became a powerful impetus for its further growth. Successfully participated in the traveling exhibition “AltinGunes”, which was held in Antalya, Turkey. There, the master won the Grand Prix in the category “Author-Creator of Khomus.”
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After winning the competitions, the blacksmith noticed that orders began to come to him, people began to be interested in his work. So he decided to take a step into entrepreneurship. In entrepreneurship, according to the master, he likes to be “his own boss.”
The starting capital for starting a business was 100 thousand rubles, which he received as a young entrepreneur as a subsidy from the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Trade and Tourism of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). In addition, the blacksmith often turns to the “My Business” Center for advice, here they helped him register a legal entity.
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Today, the blacksmith is proud of many awards that confirm his skill and dedication to folk arts and crafts. He was awarded the title “Master of Folk Arts and Crafts of the RS(Y)”, “People’s Master of the RS(Y)”, “People’s Master of the Namsky Ulus”, “Master of Folk Arts and Crafts of the Nyurba Ulus”.
The name Nyurgustan Uvarov-Khatan Uus attracts many clients, each of whom is looking for something unique and special. Clients who most often order khomuses are schoolchildren, traditional healers and shops. Nyurgustan advises beginning masters to be hardworking and persistent to achieve their goals, then everything will work out.
Let us remind you that the “My Business” Center provides a wide range of services for businesses in Yakutia free of charge as part of the implementation of the national project “Small and Medium Enterprises”, which was initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
You can find out more about events, competitions, government support measures, exhibitions on the institution’s information resources: Telegram, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, on the Mybusiness14.rf portal, as well as by calling the hotline 8 (800) 100-58-80.
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