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Portrait of Kunanbai Uskenbayev

Abai’s father, the volost ruler Kunanbai, is depicted in winter clothing. In this bust-length portrait, he is wearing a blue […]

Portrait of Kokbay Zhanatayuly

Portrait of Kokbay Zhanatayuly. A man dressed in traditional Kazakh clothing: a gray chapan with a stand-up collar. On his

Portrait of Mikhael

This is a waist-length frontal portrait. He is wearing a grey robe with a white collar and a lilac shirt.

Portrait of Aubakir Ospanuly

Portrait of Aubakir Ospanuly — a middle-aged Kazakh man. He is dressed in traditional Kazakh attire, wearing a winter chapan

Portrait of Zere Uskenbaikyzy

Portrait of Zere Uskembaykyzy (grandmother of Abai Kunanbayev). The woman is dressed in traditional Kazakh clothing of green color. On

RSFSR Settlement Sign

Paper currency issued by the People’s Commissariat of Finance of the RSFSR and in circulation from May 15, 1919, to

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