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

Bapiuly Madi, the Kazakh poet, composer and singer was born

The first official visit of N.Nazarbayev, the Head of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation was

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71 years ago the "Abai" opera was first staged in the Kazakh Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

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71 years ago the "Abai" opera was first staged in the Kazakh Academic Opera and Ballet Theater - e-history.kz
71 years ago the "Abai" opera was first staged in the Kazakh Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Libretto by M. Auezov, music by A. Zhubanov and L. Khamidi, director — K. Zhandarbekov. The opera is based on dramatic life story of the poet. In 1958 it was first shown in Moscow. It also had a riot in Berlin and Dresden (1986).