WRITER

Saken Seifullin

1894 - 1938

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Saken Seifullin (Kazakh: Сәкен (Сәдуақас) Сейфуллин, Säken (Säduaqas) Seifullin; 15 October 1894 – 25 April 1938) was a pioneer of modern Kazakh literature, poet, writer, and a national activist. He was the founder and the first head of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan. Additionally, he notably contributed in creating controversial literature instigating for independence of Kazakh people from Soviet and Russian oppression. Facing Soviet repression, Saken was executed in 1938. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saken Seifullin is the 3,909th most popular writer (down from 2,843rd in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 36th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Kazakhstani Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Saken Seifullin ranks 3,909 out of 7,302. Before him are Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Voltairine de Cleyre, Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, Mato Kósyk, Nikolay Novikov, and Nikola Vaptsarov. After him are Zhou Zuoren, Mika Antić, Friedrich von Bodenstedt, István Örkény, Athol Fugard, and Apollon Maykov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Saken Seifullin ranks 161. Before him are Johan Wilhelm Rangell, Kurt Blome, Riad Al Solh, Berdi Kerbabayev, John Lennard-Jones, and Viorica Ursuleac. After him are Edwin Linkomies, Heinz Hopf, Marietta Blau, Magda Julin, Robert Menzies, and Yakov Frenkel. Among people deceased in 1938, Saken Seifullin ranks 146. Before him are Turar Ryskulov, Władysław Grabski, Mirza Davud Huseynov, Abdurauf Fitrat, Yevgeny Polivanov, and Víctor Morales. After him are Erik Werenskiold, Lev Schnirelmann, Akmal Ikramov, Osip Piatnitsky, Jane Toppan, and Ahn Changho.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Saken Seifullin ranks 46 out of 193. Before him are Talgat Musabayev (1951), Alexander Vinokourov (1973), Alexander Dutov (1864), Turar Ryskulov (1894), Vsevolod Ivanov (1895), and Dimash Kudaibergen (1994). After him are Anatoly Khrapaty (1962), Akhmed Zakayev (1959), Dariga Nazarbayeva (1963), Oleg Bryjak (1960), Kulyash Baiseitova (1912), and Alexander Volkov (1891).

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Among WRITERS In Kazakhstan

Among writers born in Kazakhstan, Saken Seifullin ranks 7. Before him are Ahmad Yasawi (1103), Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845), Mukhtar Auezov (1897), Mukaghali Makatayev (1931), Ybyrai Altynsarin (1841), and Vsevolod Ivanov (1895). After him are Alexander Volkov (1891), Alexander Kazantsev (1906), and Sergei Lukyanenko (1968).

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