An exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the «Akikat» magazine has opened

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty has opened an exhibition «Kemel oydyn kerueni», dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the national socio-political magazine «Akikat».

The «Akikat» magazine was first published on September 15, 1921 in Orenburg under the name «Kyzyl Kazakhstan». Such historical figures as Abdulla Asylbekov (the first editor), Nygmet Nurmakov, Smagul Saduakassov, Oraz Zhandossov, Zhanaydar Saduakassov and others worked in the publication, which touches on acute issues of that period.

The magazine published for the first time the works of M. Auezov «Korgansyzdyn kuni», B. Maylin «Shuganyn belgisi» and historical articles by T. Ryskulov.

In different periods the publication was published as «Kazakhstan Bolsheviki», «Kazakhstan Communisi».

Since September 1991 the magazine has been published under the name «Akikat». «It is symbolic that the rebranding of the magazine took place on the eve of Kazakhstan's Independence in 1991», - the publication's employees note.

The magazine was awarded the national prize «Altyn Zhuldyz» in 2002, the prize of the Union of Journalists in 2008. In 2021 it was awarded a Letter of Thanks from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym - Jomart Tokayev.

The exhibition will feature the first editions of the magazine, valuable data from the archive, copies of historical publications.

The exhibition will run from September 22 to October 6, 2021.