On December 10, 2009, meeting of commemoration of People's writer of Kyrgyzstan, prominent literary man, public and state figure Chingiz Aitmatov took place in the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Outstanding Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Toreculovich Aitmatov was born on 12 December, 1928. Commemoration meeting in NABRK allowed to touch creativity of master of pen once more, to address the great creator of human fates.
Rustenbekov Zh.S., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Tauekelov S.B., Head of Department of Regional Development and Libraries, Committee on Culture, Ministry of Culture and Information of RK, Usenbayev Zh.B., Deputy Director General of NABRK, opened Commemoration meeting with opening speech. Abdildin Zh.M., Doctor of Philosophy, Academician, presented paper “Chingiz Aitmatov and Integral Human Issue”. Academician Nurgali R.N. spoke about Chingiz Aitmatov as a writer and his role in spiritual and moral upbringing of readers. Embassy of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Cultural Center presented the first complete set of Aitmatov's works in eight volumes (without abridgements) under the editorship of Aitmatov family to NABRK. Eight-volume edition is devoted to eightieth anniversary of the writer and published in 2008 by “Alem Art” and Foundation by name of Chingiz Aitmatov with the assistance of JSC “BTA Bank” (source of information - http://www.bta.kz).
Guests and participants of the event acquainted themselves with book exhibition “Adamzattyn Aitmatov” with great interest. Aim of the exhibition is to show enduring value of Chingiz Aitmatov's creativity not only from the point of view of artistic and literary value but also from the point of view of spiritual source for self-knowledge of modern human being.
At the meeting, there was shown a fragment from performance based on Chingiz Aitmatov's novel “White Steamship” performed by actors of Kazakh State Music- Drama Theatre by name of K.Kuanyshbayev – Zh.Musayev, K.Nurmanov, D.Alimov.
