Background
BAYTURSUNOV, Akhmet was born in 1873.
BAYTURSUNOV, Akhmet was born in 1873.
1913 founded first Cossack newspaper Kazak: until 1917 October Revol ed of this newspaper. After 1917 February Revol elected by ’’Alash" Party to Constituent Assembly. From 1920 worked for Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic People's Commissariat of Education.
Published a collection of poetry Masa (The Gnat), where he sharply criticized Soviet colonizing policy and incited Cossacks to rise in protest. In consequence arrested. 1913 compiled first Cossack grammar.
Translated fables of Krylov. 1930 arrested for publicizing nationalistic views.