Sultanmahmut Toraygirov
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Kazakhs
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writer and poet. He was born in Qyzyl Tau (near the city of Kokshetau
Kokshetau
Kokshetau , formerly known as Kokchetav is the administrative center of Akmola Province, northern Kazakhstan. It has a population of 125,225 .-Geography:Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan, is distant 1245 km south-eastwards...
) but moved to Bayanaul in the province of Pavlodar at the age of four. Toraygirov wrote his first poems when only 13 years old. From 1913 on, he was the sub-editor for the first Kazakh journal Aikap. In 1914 and 1915 he worked as a teacher in Bayanaul. In 1916 Toraygirov moved to Tomsk
Tomsk
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in Russia, but the next year the February Revolution
February Revolution
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made him return to Semey
Semey
Semey , formerly known as Semipalatinsk and Alash-kala , is a city in Kazakhstan, in the northeastern province of East Kazakhstan, near the border with Siberia, around north of Almaty, and southeast of the Russian city of Omsk, along the Irtysh River.-History:The first settlement was in 1718,...
, in Kazakhstan. During this time he developed his style and wrote prolifically.
Toraygirov released several poem collections and his novel Beauty Kamar, released posthumously in 1933, was one of the first Kazakh language
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
novels. He was very active politically, advocating both Kazakh national interests and the new Soviet
Soviet (council)
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ideals. However, he died in 1920, at the age of only 26, and therefore couldn't witness the birth of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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.
The state university in Pavlodar
Pavlodar
Pavlodar is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Province. It is located 350 km northeast of the national capital Astana, and 400 km southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. , the city has a population of 331710...
is named after Toraygirov.
Notable works
- Poem Life in Confusion published in 1922
- Poem Poor man published in 1922
- Novel Beauty Kamar published in 1933
Poems
- What is the purpose of study?
- Religion
- Education
- Blind Monk
- Sarybas (1913—1914)
- Fate
- Ayt
- Summer Camp
- Poverty
- Belief in God
- Speckled Khoja