Zhambyl Zhabayuly
The famous personality of Kazakh poetry, poet, akyn Zhambyl Zhabayuly was born on February 28, 1846 at the foot of the Zhambyl mountains in the Zhambyl region.
In Zhambyl Zhabayuly's native land, the art of singing and poetry reached great heights. Zhambyl Zhabayuly's poetic talent, which grew up in such a cradle of art, began to be recognized at an early age. Even in his youth, he grew up singing and became famous even in neighboring Kyrgyzstan.
The beginning of the formation of Zhambyl Zhabayuly as a poet fell on a difficult pre-war time. Vigilant and clear-minded Zhambyl Zhabayuly embodies the socio-political life of the country with poetic honesty and civic responsibility in his poems. After the October Revolution, Zhambyl Zhabayuly has high hopes for historical changes in the political and public life of the country. His poem "My Motherland" was published in 1936, the Russian translation was published in the newspaper Pravda, and the poet's fame spread all over the world.
Zhambyl Zhabayuly inspired works have been translated into dozens of languages and have gained national fame. During his lifetime, Zhambyl Zhabayuly was awarded the USSR State Prize and glorified the Kazakh people.
Zhambyl Zhabayuly died on June 22, 1945