Saken (Sadvokas) Seyfullin — writer, statesman and outstanding child of Kazakh nation. He was born on October 15, 1894 in Zhanarkin district, Zhezkazgan region in a peasant family. His parents were poor. However, it was a family which liked music, poetry and understood the beauty. Saken’s father had an ear for music; he was brilliant dombra player and cheerful person. His mother Zhamal knew national oral traditions very well and could tell tales and legends. Very often poetic competitions (aytys) were held in the village (aul) where Saken’s family lived.
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