ZhambyL Zhabayev

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 469.

(1845 - 1945)

Zhambyl was born at the foot of the mountains on the territory of the district now named after him. Akyn Suyunbai was the first teacher of Zhambyl. In the seventies of the last century Zhambyl started to take part in aityses. His first song “The Complaint “was written in 1862. Thus his creative activity started.

Zhambyl accepted the October Revolution in Russia with enthusiasm, seeing the way of freeing people from the yoke of feudalism in it. Many of his songs of that time were dedicated to Lenin, the revolution, and the changes taking place in life of young republic.

When World War II began, Zhambyl wrote some patriotic songs, which urged people to struggle against the hateful enemy such as the famous “The Leningraders, Children of Mine!" dedicated to all the defenders of blockaded Leningrad.

He lived long enough to see Victory Day, which he expected so much. He died on June 22, 1945. In 1946 the Literary Memorial Museum of Zhambyl Zhabayev was opened. Zhambyl Zhabayev left memory of himself in the hearts of people with his songs and poems.

Ø Answer the following questions:

1. Where and when was Z.Zhabayev born?

2. Who was his first teacher?

3. When did he write his first song?

4. What song did he dedicate to the defenders of Leningrad?

5. When was the literary memorial museum of Z.Zhabayev open?

Ø Find as many facts in the text to prove the following:

6. Zhambyl accepted the October Revolution in Russia with enthusiasm.

7. He wrote patriotic songs during World War II.