Shakhtakhtanskaya Elmira Habibulla gizi was born on October 25, 1930 in the city of Baku and died on October 13, 1996 in that city. (Buried in the Alley of Honors). Artist. People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1977). Honored Art Worker (1963). He studied at the Azerbaijan State Art School named after Azim Azimzade (1950) and the Moscow Art Institute named after VI Surikov (1956). He is the author of poster and bench drawings. The theme of peace and friendship of peoples, labor occupies an important place in his work. In the series of posters "Azerbaijan is the land of ancient culture" painted in the 70s, "Nasraddin Tusi", "Nizami Ganjavi", "Imadeddin Nasimi", "Mohammad Fuzuli", "Ajmi Nakhchivani", "Sultan Mohammad" In the 70s and 80s he created a gallery of portraits of modern artists "Uzeyir Hajibeyov", "Huseyn Javid", "Samad Vurgun", "Sattdar Bahlulzade", "Gara Garayev", "Fikret Amirov" and others. The artist's series of easel paintings and paintings are also noteworthy. Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Moscow, Kaunas, etc. Individual exhibitions were held in different countries and cities. He was awarded the "Badge of Honor". His works have been exhibited in foreign countries such as Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Baku and Nakhchivan, the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Art Foundation, the National Museum of Azerbaijani Art named after Rustam Mustafayev, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the National Museum of Azerbaijani History, the Shakhtakhtinsky Museum and many others. preserved in collections.