Learning The Kazakh ABCs At Ahmet Baitursynuly's House In Almaty

Ahmet Baitursynuly was a politician, wrote poetry, worked in education and, most notably, messed with the Kazakh alphabet. In 1912, he flushed the local alphabet of all Arabic letters and added a handful of new letters specific to the Kazakh language.

His yellow house. Folky.

The place is now a museum, a tribute to the master of letters. On display, about what you would expect. Some writings.

Some books.

And some portraits of The ABC Man. Take your pick, stone or oil.

Finally, a re-creation of all that hard, physical, action-packed work of creating a new alphabet. Dramatic!