If a nation does not know its history, if the country loses its history, then its citizens have nowhere to go.
Mirzhakyp Dulatuly

Today in history

In 1944 the Decree on the opening of the Almaty State Institute of Arts was adopted

July 24, 1824 in Uralsk in the presence of the higher ranks of Orenburg border management Zhangir was proclaimed as Khan

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In 1997 died the poet, writer, participant of the Great Patriotic War Khamit Yeargaliev

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At the age of 82 died the people’s writer, laureate of the State premium of Kazakhstan, outstanding poet, participant of the Great Patriotic War Khamit Yergaliev. For years long creative live he made over 40 poetic collections. The great popularity and people’s recognition brought him “Father’s confession”, “Young mother”, “Always in the service”, “Golden cup”, “Yaitsk tunes”, “Kurmangazy”, the cycle of poems “Years, years”. Owing to him the Kazakh literature was enriched with the remarkable translations of Pushkin, Lermontov, Shakespeare, Byron works, participated in the translation of Kyrgyz epos “Manas” and Karakalpak “40 ladies”.