Burial place of Maria Rekina (Zhagorkyzy)
Many people know the love story of a Russian girl Maria (born in 1899) and a Kazakh guy Duysen. Parents of young people in every possible way prevented their connection.
Not wanting to marry the unloved, Maria runs away with her lover, where, according to legend, the famous song "Dudaray" was born-this is what Maria called her Duysen. The young suffered hardships, lived by the river, and found shelter in the reeds along the river. And the heart of Duysen's parents trembled. The young ones were returned home and married. But their happiness was short-lived. Soon after the wedding, Duysen was called to serve in the tsarist army, where he was struck down by consumption. The tall, handsome man was dead. The inconsolable widow was only 18 years old.
Elapsed time. Maria married another man and had four children. Her husband was a good man, with a good heart, and he loved her very much. Most of the life Mariam had lived in the village Carbidic Korgalzhyn area.
Musicians, singers and akyns still visit this facility today to learn the talent of Maria Requina's singing.
During the great Patriotic war, Mariam apay dedicated her poems to fellow countrymen who went to the front. After the war, she was awarded the title "Honored artist of the Kazakh SSR". The song-recognition of M. Rekina "Dudaray", inspired by love, is widely known among the people.
