SPIRITUAL CONTINUITY OF ABAI ELI AND THE CITY OF ALASH,THEIR IMAGE IN KAZAKH POETRY

The article discusses the history of the formation of Semey city and region, analyzes the historical basis of the names "Abai eli" and "Alash city". The fact that once a part of Semey city was officially named "Alash city" is confirmed by factual data related to the defenders of Alash A. Bokeykhan and R. Marsekоv. The fate of the region under Soviet rule and during the years of independence is weighed, and the situation in each period is interwoven with thematic works of Kazakh poetry throughout the research work. The methodological basis of the article is the report of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev, and archival materials, fundamental research works of scientists and local historians, collections of poems by Kazakh poets and periodicals are considered as sources. The author introduces the concept of “Abai eli” at the level of Abai region and the concept of “Alash city” at the level of the city Semey. Focusing on the tourist potential of historical sites and natural riches of the region, he gives readers fresh ideas to think about. It is known that interdisciplinary communication contributes to the integration of the system of Sciences into one channel. From this point of view, this is the main value of the article, which touched upon and analyzed the problems of several areas, such as literature, history, tourism, journalism, local history.