The Tombstone on Abai’s Grave, Installed by Mukhtar Auezov
In 1940, on the eve of the 95th anniversary of the birth of the great poet and thinker, Mukhtar Auezov traveled to Zhidebai — the sacred land where Abai rests. There, he restored the old four-sided grave and installed a new-style tombstone made according to the modern standards of the time. The stone, carved in Almaty, bears the inscription in...