An exhibition of maps and atlases from the personal collection of the teacher of the Department of pedagogy and psychology of the Volga region Academy of sports and tourism Daniyar Sadretdinov was held in the scientific hall of the University library. The event was timed to the international day of tourism and was organized on the initiative of the head of the library Yulia Zubkova, who considers tourism the best way to develop relations between the peoples of different countries.
The lecture–tour, conducted by a collector-teacher, resembled a deeply personal and very emotional story of a person's love for geographical maps, carried through life. And in many ways influenced it.
For Daniyar Fagimovich, it all started 35 years ago, when "the boy went to the 5th grade and fell in love with geography." Love for the subject of the school curriculum also determined the choice of profession. Sadretdinov entered the faculty of natural geography, completed postgraduate studies, and became a teacher. And all this time I was adding to my personal Arsenal of geographical maps and atlases. (Today there are more than 300 of them in his collection!) Among them, over time, began to come across unique instances. Some were given by colleagues who knew about his passion, something he found and saved from destruction, for example, a unique Atlas of the peoples of the world. There are only a few such publications left!:
Over time, the collector's passion prompted Sadretdinov to search for and buy some publications as pearls of the collection. In the 90's, I saw an ad in the newspaper about the sale of a 20-volume book "Countries and peoples" - childhood dreams. Maps for him are not Museum exhibits, but applied tools that help him navigate the terrain when traveling. Most of them he acquired on trips around the world and the country, so many have a very shabby appearance. But this is also their value. Like books in personal libraries. Some are bought as an interior item and remain on shelves with glued pages. And some are read by several generations "to holes", and with worn covers, creases on the pages, become family heirlooms.
As a professional, Daniyar fagimovich knows better than most that creating a geographical map is a very difficult and painstaking process. A good map is a work of art, admirable and valuable in itself, and cartographers are a small cohort of professionals who are in demand all over the world.
For those who came to the library to meet with a collector-teacher, the most valuable opportunity was to understand how the teenager's passion for geographical maps with countries and cities drawn on them inspired him to work in the tourism sector and numerous independent trips in the future. After all, with no less inspiration, he told students about the opportunities to visit various parts of the world. There would be a desire. And you can start your big journey by looking at the map. Like in the movie Jumanji.
The motivational effect of the exhibition was accurately captured by the acting rector of the Academy Rafis Burganov, who said: 
- Thank you so much for what you did! I would like to wish all students to get as much knowledge as possible during their studies at the University with the help of such actions…
In addition to knowledge and vivid impressions, guests of the exhibition were able to dream about traveling and take photos with foreign students of the Academy in national costumes. In addition, they received Souvenirs from Daniyar Sadretdinov - travel guides, tourist booklets... who knows, maybe for someone these gifts will be the first copies of their own collections and the beginning of a personal travel cycle…