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Sultanmahmut Toraygirov
Kazakhstani writer · Russia · On the map · Writers · Lived 1893 to 1920 · aged 26
Sultanmakhmut Toraygirov was a prominent Kazakh writer and poet. He was born in Kyzyltu but moved to Bayanaul in the province of Pavlodar at the age of four. Toraygirov wrote his first poems when only 13 years old. From 1913 on, he was the sub-editor for the first Kazakh journal Aikap.
Sultanmahmut Toraygirov is read about 18 times a day, in 8 languages.
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About this person
In 1914 and 1915 he worked as a teacher in Bayanaul. In 1916 Toraygirov moved to Tomsk in Russia, but the next year the February Revolution made him return to Semey, in Kazakhstan. During this time he developed his style and wrote prolifically.
