Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov (October 4, 1951), Kazakh poet and writer. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Kazakh may refer to An ethnic group: the Kazakhs The Kazakh language The Culture of Kazakhstan Suhbat. ...

Kanapyanov was born in Koksetau, descent from Genghis Khan, Kazakhstan's 1968-1969 boxing champion, liquidator of Chernobyl disaster, member of the Russian and the Kazakh PEN clubs. Koksetau is administrative center for the Akmolinskay oblast (region). ... Medieval culture was full of rulers who boasted having a highest and mightiest ancestry. ... Chernobyl reactor 4 after the disaster, showing the extensive damage to the main reactor hall (image center) and turbine building (image lower left) The early stages of construction of the sarcophagus. ... Logo of International PEN International PEN, the worldwide association of writers, was founded in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere; to emphasise the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture; to fight for freedom of expression; and to act as...

His books are translated in more than 20 languages.