During the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Aginsk Buryat Okrug, a monument to People's Artist of the USSR Joseph Kobzon was unveiled at the Heroes' Alley in Aginskoye, Trans-Baikal Territory. At this place, busts of two fellow countrymen were installed by the Hero of Russia, the shepherd Babu-Dorzho Mikhailov, and also the Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, the livestock breeder Dalai Gungaev.

With the shepherd and cattle breeder everything is clear, conscientious work is honored everywhere. Joseph Kobzon in Buryatia is loved and respected not only as a performer of his favorite songs. The famous singer for 20 years is a State Duma deputy from the Aginsky region. According to the member of the Federation Council, Baira Zhamsuev, the People's Artist of the USSR has been representing his country with dignity all these years. "The opening of new busts is a tribute to many generations of our countrymen who worked tirelessly for the benefit of our region, and whose work was highly appreciated by the state.

There will be held events on military-patriotic education, so that the younger generation would remember and be proud of the history of their native land, "said Bato Dorzhiev, head of the Administration of the Aginsky Buryat District. "Joseph Davidovich Kobzon this year exactly 20 years as he became a State Duma deputy from the Aginsky district. And all these years he adequately represents the district, and now the Trans-Baikal Territory, in the highest legislative body of our country. We are rightfully proud of him, and he is our Aginsk land, "added Dorzhiev. Local authorities, thus, stressed the special role of their deputy in the development of the region.