October 25 – the Day of Republic

27 october, 2023

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University hosted various events dedicated to Republic Day. For example, on the eve of the national holiday, the country's youth launched the Republic Day holiday challenge. The purpose of the action is to reveal and popularize the importance  of the national holiday among young people, to  tell  about the achievements of young people and their contribution to the development of the country.  Al-Farabi KazNU students actively took part in this event. In addition, on October 21, 2023, an agricultural fair of the University Educational Agricultural Laboratory  and Zhambyl district of Almaty region was held on the territory of the university’s aquaponics. Agricultural products and handicrafts were presented at the fair. On October 24, 2023, the  solemn meeting dedicated to the Day of Republic  was held at Omirbek Dzholdasbekov Palace of Students.  During the festive evening,  the lecturers  were awarded, and  concert program continued the event.

 On the Day of Republic the lecturers  of the Faculty of Philology of Akhmet Baitursynuly Department of Kazakh Linguistics,  Sarsenbay Zh.A. and the lecturers  of the Department of Russian Philology and World Literature,  Kayyrbek M.N., and Ospan A.O. together with  the 1st year students of the Faculty of Philology and the Faculty of Medicine and Health, made a trip to the house-museum of Akhmet Baitursynuly,  the spiritual leader of the Alash Movement,   statesman and   public figure,   poet, and  scholar. In the museum the students were able to know about his life and creative work.

The purpose of this event  was  to acquaint  the students with the literary works of the outstanding people of Kazakhstan and to study them according to modern requirements, that  is very important for future specialists.  The event was also aimed at explaining  students the necessity of analyzing the history of the past. The organizers wanted the students to remember the past of their country and learn lessons from it.  Another goal of the event was to  introduce foreign students to the life and the  work of Akhmet Baitursynuly,   Kazakh intellectual, educator,  who possessed   a strong national spirit and whose name is usually connected with Kazakh culture.

The students asked the museum employee  questions and received a lot of valuable information. The museum employee who conducted the tour  told  about the place of birth, origin, family members, creative, pedagogical, literary and political activities of Akhmet Baitursynuly. In particular, from the period when the public figure began teaching children in  the periods when he was a victum of political repressions. He also showed the copies of textbooks “Sauat Ashu”, “Oku Kuraly”, “Til Kuraly”, “Alipbi” and others, based on various problems of the people, art and education, emphasizing the place of the scientist’s works in Kazakh science.  The students saw archival materials (the soil from the land of the birthplace, wormwood, household items, a typewriter and musical instruments), various documents, handwritten heritage, photographs, rare books related to the life of a historical person placed in the halls of the house-museum and produced  an  unforgettable impression on the visitors.

 

Kaiyrbek M.N.

Ospan A.O.

al-Farabi  KazNU