Shangere сontribution to the development of Kazakh culture

Abstract

Annotation. The article considers the creativity and socio-political activities of Bukeev Shangerey, he was a classical poet, public figure, translator, thinker who has his own position in Kazakh history, and who made a significant difference in Kazakh literature. During his life, he built beautiful and elegant houses, madrasa, school, and mosque from wood and stone, where he paid attention to the education of his relatives' children.  He’s the public figure who planted trees, cultivated gardens, cultivated crops and bred purebred cattle, paid special attention to art, science, education, and literature.

This poet translated the works of Russian classics such as M. Lermontov., Gogol N.V. In addition to mastering the Russian language, Shangerey mastered the Persian, Turkish, and Arabic languages ​​at the Muslim madrasah. The French language is the one that he knew well. In 1911-1913, when the issue of publication of the "Kazakhstan" newspaper was raised in Uralsk city by the organization of Kazakh intellectuals, it was Shangerey who was very excited, encouraged, and provided financial assistance.

In addition, Sh.Bukeev's contribution to the culture of the Kazakh people was his bringing the best of the technology of that time - the art of photography - to Bokei region already in the 19th century.