On graduating from the Bashkir State Medical Institute (1977) R. Yagafarov worked as a doctor. He perfected himself in graphics (water-colours and pastels) and painting independently. Professional education: studio at the M. I. Kalinin Palase of Culture. He is a Member of the Union of Artists of Russian Federation since 1998. Took part in Republican exhibitions, including special graphic ones, regional and All-Russia exhibitions since 1982. Yagafarov,s works in museum and picture gallery collections: Bashkortostan State M. V. Nesterov Art Museum (Ufa), Ufa Art Gallery, «Miras» Gallery (Ufa), Beloretsk Picture Gallery (RB), Picture Gallery of the Birsk State Social Pedagogical Academy (RB), Yangan-Tau Picture Gallery (RB), corporate collectionsat the Alpha-Bank (Moscow), Sotsinvestbank (Ufa), private collections in Russia and abroad (Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Israel, Malaysia, USA, Turkey, Franse)

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2003-«The encyclopaedic dictionary of biographies of contemporaries All Russia 21 centuries (has undressed Bashkortostan the book 1)» 2004-«Salavat Yulaev»           2005-«Republic Bashkortostan»