A new look at Abai`s words of edification

January 28, 2021 Department for Advanced Studies in Special Education of the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology organized an international round table «A new look at Abai`s words of edification» dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the great Kazakh poet and thinker.

The online event was attended by professors, doctoral students and students from Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The meaning of Abai`s words of edification was rediscovered, modern analysis was done and the impact of these scholarly findings on the development of youth was discussed. The older generation liked the discussion of the youth vocabulary used, and the guests of the round table from foreign countries, saying «we discovered a new thing», expressed gratitude to the organizers of the meeting for the fact that «we got to know Abai in a completely different way». During the event, poems by Abai were recited in Russian and Kazakh, and all participants noted that it was a wonderful evening that enriched them spiritually.