
In St. Petersburg, in the Square of Courage, the poster "Defenders of Leningrad" was placed. On it, instead of a photograph of the girl-sniper Aliya Moldagulova, a picture of the actress Aitugan Temirova, who played her in the film, was posted. This was told on Facebook by the writer and screenwriter Zhanar Kusainova.
The poster installed the House of Nationalities. According to Kusainova, in the institution she was promised to fix the mistake.
Aliya Moldagulova participated in the Great Patriotic War, she was a sniper. She destroyed 78 enemy soldiers and officers. Posthumously received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
In 1985, the film "Snipers", shot by Bolotbek Shamshiev, was released on the screens. It tells about the life of Aliya Moldagulova and how she becomes a sniper. The main role in the picture was played by Aitugan Temirova.