Today Is the Anniversary of Saken Seifullin's Execution
On February 25, in the secret chambers of the repressions, the poet and writer Saken Seifullin, an honorary member of the Alash party, was shot.
On February 25, in the secret chambers of the repressions, the poet and writer Saken Seifullin, an honorary member of the Alash party, was shot. Today marks 84 years since that tragic event. The Soviet government destroyed the intelligentsia of the Kazakh people en masse. Those tragic days, when so much blood was shed, will remain in memory forever. It has become a tradition to remember every year the heroes and batyrs who fell for their nation. To mark the occasion, flowers were laid at the monument to Saken Seifullin in Nur-Sultan, and those gathered honored the poet's memory.
Well-known Seifullin scholars and public figures were invited to the annual event at the S. Seifullin Museum. The first to speak was the museum director, State Prize laureate, and poet Nesipbek Aituly. He noted that the Kazakh figures of that time were shot without guilt, and that this is an irreplaceable tragedy for the Kazakh nation.
Next to speak was the poet Galym Zhailybai, a member of the Writers' Union of Kazakhstan and laureate of the Alash International Literary Prize. He spoke about Saken's life and work and read poems dedicated to the memory of the Alash figure. Emphasizing Saken's poetic gift and civic spirit, he noted that the Kazakh people owe Saken a debt, as his work helped the nation shed the name "Kirghiz."
Saken Seifullin's sister, Asylgul Abish, also took part in the event. She noted that Saken's work and life are an example for Kazakh youth.
Atymtai Balabiev, director of the S. Seifullin School in the village of Akhmet, Nura District, Karaganda Region, also shared detailed information about Saken's contribution to education and the schools he opened. Representatives of the Saken Foundation, led by public figure Oralbai Abdikarimov, also took part in the flower-laying ceremony. Students and teachers of School No. 80 in Nur-Sultan also took an active part in the event.
Well-known Seifullin scholars and public figures were invited to the annual event at the S. Seifullin Museum. The first to speak was the museum director, State Prize laureate, and poet Nesipbek Aituly. He noted that the Kazakh figures of that time were shot without guilt, and that this is an irreplaceable tragedy for the Kazakh nation.
Next to speak was the poet Galym Zhailybai, a member of the Writers' Union of Kazakhstan and laureate of the Alash International Literary Prize. He spoke about Saken's life and work and read poems dedicated to the memory of the Alash figure. Emphasizing Saken's poetic gift and civic spirit, he noted that the Kazakh people owe Saken a debt, as his work helped the nation shed the name "Kirghiz."
Saken Seifullin's sister, Asylgul Abish, also took part in the event. She noted that Saken's work and life are an example for Kazakh youth.
Atymtai Balabiev, director of the S. Seifullin School in the village of Akhmet, Nura District, Karaganda Region, also shared detailed information about Saken's contribution to education and the schools he opened. Representatives of the Saken Foundation, led by public figure Oralbai Abdikarimov, also took part in the flower-laying ceremony. Students and teachers of School No. 80 in Nur-Sultan also took an active part in the event.