Abai (Ibrahim) Qunanbaiuly (1845 - 1904); Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cultures on the basis of enlightened Islam. His name is sometimes russified to 'Abay Kunanbayev'

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