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

The declaration on the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the elimination of all the authorities of the USSR was adopted on December 26, 1991.

Birthday of Turar Ryskulov

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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”.