If a nation does not know its history, if the country loses its history, then its citizens have nowhere to go.
Mirzhakyp Dulatuly

Today in history

In 1917 in Semipalatinsk, the first issue of the newspaper of the democratic and educational direction “Alash” was released

Birthday of Mirzhakyp Dulatov, the prominent Kazakh educator, social activist, poet and writer

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In 1917 in Semipalatinsk, the first issue of the newspaper of the democratic and educational direction “Alash” was released

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Publishers — spouses Kolbay and Mariyam Togusovy. Authors of the first publications — N. Kulzhanova, G. Zhanaydarov, H.Gabbasov, Zh. Akbayev, M. Auezov, S. Toraygyrov, etc. They wrote about a difficult situation of the Kazakh peasantry, about female lawlessness, about need of education, etc. After release of 50 numbers, in May, 1917, the newspaper stopped the existence.