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14.08.2024 · Directorate of United Museums of the Astana City Akimat

Abai Day

Abai was a great poet, educator, and founder of Kazakh written literature and the literary language. In his poetic works, Abai addresses the social, public, and moral problems of the Kazakh people. His poems, filled with deep...

Abai was a great poet, educator, and founder of Kazakh written literature and the literary language.

In his poetic works, Abai addresses the social, public, and moral problems of the Kazakh people. His poems, filled with deep philosophical thought and civic pathos, call for the struggle against oppression and ignorance.

By a resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, August 10 was declared Abai Day.