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Birthday of biy, speaker and wit Zhankutty Botantaylu

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

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”.