Days of Kazakh culture were held in Romania

Cluj-Napoca, 3-5.11.2023 - in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca, included in the network of UNESCO Creative Cities with the title "City of Cinema", with the assistance of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bucharest and Honorary Consul Ștefan Gadola, the 5th Days of Kazakh Culture were held.

To the attention of the Romanian audience were presented feature films directed by Rustem Abdrashov "Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword" and "Kazakh Khanate: The Golden Throne", narrating events related to the history of the founding of the Kazakh nation.

Along with this, the screening of the feature film "Mustafa Shokay" directed by Satybaldy Narymbetov was held, which tells about the life and activities of a statesman and public figure, a participant of the Alash movement, a representative of the Kazakh intelligentsia of the early 20th century.

During the opening ceremony of the event Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy Kairat Karabayev, talking about the main historical stages of Kazakhstan, noted that the film screening, organized in honor of the 33rd anniversary of the Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, was a great opportunity for a wide range of Romanian viewers to get acquainted with the culture and history of our country through the pictures of domestic cinematography.

The Kazakh diplomat emphasized that the holding of the Days of Culture is an important step in strengthening and expanding cultural ties between Kazakhstan and Romania.

Within the framework of the event there were exhibitions of works of pupils of boarding schools for children with impaired hearing and speech, vision, intelligence, correctional classes "The world through the eyes of children", as well as paintings of talented Kazakh artist Aluya Abenova living in Romania.

Cluj-Napoca is a major economic, administrative and cultural center of Romania. The second largest city, it is one of the oldest in the region.

Cluj-Napoca has a rich cultural heritage (many castles, fortresses, botanical gardens, museums and parks. The city regularly hosts film festivals, concerts of all genres from jazz to modern pop music, and theater performances.