The students from Atyrau and Almaty visited the place of great people.

“Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools” AEO conducts a wide and effective range of works on inculcating a sense of patriotism in the young generation. One of the ongoing work is a network of informative – regional expedition called “Tugan elge taғzym”, which was prepared for the 10th anniversary of the “Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools” AEO under the program of the Head of the State N.Nazarbayev «Spiritual revivail». This year, Semey city, which is considered the spiritual and cultural center of the country, was visited by students of Intellectual schools in Almaty and Atyrau. At the station, Semey students warmly greeted the guests who arrived from schools of physics and math and chemistry and biology. On the first day of the excursion, the intellectual students, who conducted an “Acquaintance evening”, visited and showed the sights of the city and school.
As a rule, Semey boasts not only of the world-famous people, but also many museums, libraries and theaters that have a rich spiritual and cultural history. For example, museums preserved valuable relics of the past and complete data on the region. One of the oldest museums in Kazakhstan – Semey Historical Regional Museum, which was built in 1883 on the initiative of political exiles, Russian democrats: E.P.Mikhaelis, M.I. Dolgopolov, P.D. Lobanovsky and the great Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbayev. All the time, the great Abai, his talented student, poet, philosopher Shakarim Kudaiberdiuly, the great writer of the time, Mukhtar Auezov, provided tremendous support in the formation and development of the museum. Currently, the museum stores more than 108 thousand relics. The members of the expedition who witnessed these miracles were convinced that the Kazakh land, including the Semey region, has a long history.
The next place that our students visited was the literary-memorial museum of Abai, which was opened in honor of the birthday of M. Auezov on the eve of the 95th anniversary of the akyn in 1940. This is the first literary museum in the history of Kazakhstan. The museum made a great impression on our guests, with a beautiful view of the neighborhood where Abay lived, his creative work, a rich heritage and visual impression of the poet’s supplies.
– This is my first visit to Semey. When I was a child, my grandmother often said that she would take me home to Abay, Shakarim and Mukhtar. These words sounding too often made me fall in love with Semey, even before I visited it. Here, thanks to the expedition, my dream came true, and I came to the place where great people walked on the earth. There are no words to describe how it impressed me. Semey is a city with many ancient monuments and original architecture. Looking at the exhibits of the museum, you can see the rich culture of the locals and their well-being. For example, the life and the contribution made by Zhakhanshi Dosmukhamedov, who was the head of the western branch of the Alashorda government, has long interested me. I conducted a study of a great man who dreamed of the freedom of Alash. I found some necessary information in the museum ‘Alash arystary -M. Auezov’ in Semey. The expedition was very useful for me”, – says Atyrau student Aruzhan Kartykova.
The students received deep spiritual knowledge, having learned a lot about the leaders of Alash in the museum “Alash Arystary-M. Auezov” and returned to their cities in a good mood. There are many interesting trips ahead for our guests.

The press service of the Nazarbayev Intellectual
School of Physics and Mathematics in Semey