Saken Seifullin was a Kazakh writer and political activist, born in 1894. He supported the Bolshevik revolution and he headed the Kazakh delegation at Lenin's funeral. No matter, the Soviets under Stalin turned on him and he was shot and killed in 1938. It doesn't pay to be an educated intellectual, even one supporting the cause.
The museum is located in a period log cabin, originally built for a merchant.
A couple of rooms in the house continue the period theme, re-creating Seifullin's study and his family bedroom.
Super friends. The front room contains large, life-like statues of Seifullen's contemporary writers. Nice robes, make sure you always have at least one hand on it.
(Getting) Personal effects. Various writings and a sample suit.
Next to the museum, a statue of our suave, relaxed hero was erected in 1994, marking the centenary of his birth. The babushka is not impressed.
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