International round table «Abai and Pushkin - consonance of cultures»

On April 23, 2020, as part of the implementation of the Decree of President K. Tokayev «On the celebration of the 175th anniversary of Abai Kunanbayev», the International online round table «Abai and Pushkin - Consonance of Cultures» was organized by the department of philological specialties for foreign citizens of the faculty for foreign citizens and pre-university training.

The vice-rector for scientific work and international cooperation of Abai KazNPU Kulsariyeva Aktolkin made a welcoming speech to the participants and guests of the event.

The round table was attended by educational and scientific organizations of Kazakhstan and the countries of near and far abroad: Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the Committee on Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Shakarim State University of Semey, EI «New School» (Almaty), Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University (Vietnam), Baku State University (Azerbaijan), Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Almaty, Moscow State Pedagogical University (Russia).

The geography of participants and listeners is wide: scientists, teachers, politicians, public figures, diplomats, artists, students, undergraduates, doctoral students from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Vietnam, the Netherlands, China. In total, more than 80 people met on the Zoom online site.

Guests of the round table: diplomat, public figure, culturologist, honored worker of Kazakhstan Auezov Murat, lecturer, literary critic Auezova Zifa-Alua (Netherlands), politician, diplomat Otunbaeva Rosa (Kyrgyzstan), member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, producer Zhanybaeva Kaldygul, chief research associate of the Institute Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the Committee on Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Sartayeva Raushan, Director of the EI «New School» Karamendina Gulnar (Kazakhstan), Consul of the Russian Federation in Almaty, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Pereverzeva Irina, director of the Institute of Philology at Moscow State Pedagogical University Elena Chernysheva (Russia), director of the Higher School of Education Institute Mikhail Goncharov (Russia), professor of the Hanoi National Pedagogical University Chan Dinh Lam (Vietnam), director of the Abai Center at Baku State University Dursunova Fatima (Azerbaijan).

The participants and guests of the round table talked about the philosophical, cultural, ethical and literary heritage of Abai: they noted its role in the life of the Kazakh people and in the popularization of the works of the Russian poet A.S. Pushkin in the vast Steppe, the modernity of Abai`s calls for progressive development through the study of languages and cultures of other peoples, translations of Abai`s works into other languages; experience of multidimensional study of Abai`s creativity in foreign universities, etc. The challenge «The World Knows Abai», thematic videos prepared by foreign students were also shown.

The round table ended with words of gratitude to the organizers and wishes of each other health and good spirits and hopes for new meetings not only online, but also in a live format.