Press release of Regional Round of the XXIII Republican Abai Readings

On 18-19 May, 2022, in Karaul settlement, as part of the Year of Children, Daryn East Kazakhstan Scientific and Methodological Center for Gifted and Additional Education Development of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region is holding the Regional Round of the XXIII Republican Abai Readings among the 8th-10th graders of general education institutions.

The key goal of the Abai Readings is to popularize the literary heritage of the Kazakh people, increase interest in the classical Kazakh literature, promote the works of Abai and Shakarim, support and develop culture, aesthetic taste, creative abilities of school students, fostering love for poetry and the heritage of great poets.

Abai Readings include three rounds: district (city), regional and republican.

Students of grades 8-10, who became winners and prize-winners of the district (city) rounds, are taking part in the regional round.

Each team has 6 students (for each nomination - 1 student).

Regional Abai Readings are held in the Kazakh language in six nominations:

- Olen - sozdin patshasy, soz sarasy - a competition of readers based on the Abai’s works.

- Abaidyn kara sozderi - a competition of readers based on the Abai’s edifying words.

- Abaidyn akyn shakirtterinіn shygarmalary - a competition of readers based on the works of Shakarim Kudaiberdiuly, Akylbai Abaiuly, Magauiya Abaiuly.

- Konіlim аndі ugаdy - a competition for the best performance of songs and kyuis of Abai and Shakarim.

- Zhuirikten zhuirik ozar zharyskanda - a competition for the performance of own works: poems, songs, kyuis.

- Ulylar alemi - an essay writing competition about the works of Abai and Shakarim.

An excursion to the Abai Museum in Zhidebai will be organized for the participants of the Abai Readings.

Abai Readings is taking place on May 19, 2022 at 09.00am at Abai Specialized Boarding School.

We invite media interested in the events held as part of the Year of Children to cover the closing and awarding ceremony of winners and prize-winners on May 19, 2022 at 15.00pm at Abai-Shakarim Zhidebai Memorial.