Public Fund named after S. Eraliev is named after the national poet, Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic Suyunbai Eraliev.
Suyunbay Eraliev People’s Poet of Kyrgyzstan
People’s poet Suyunbay Eraliev was born on October 15, 1921 in the village «Uch-Emchek» of Talas region. In the very first days of the war, S. Eraliev went to the front and stayed there until the end of 1944. Participated in the defense of Moscow Panfilov division. Veteran of the Great Patriotic War, holder of the Order of the Patriotic War.
After the war, he worked in the regional newspaper, then after the formation of the Talas region, in the regional newspaper «Leninskoe Znamya» as an executive secretary. He wrote essays, notes, sketches. The poet’s poetic activity began at the front. Then he wrote letters in poetry home to his parents. These letters were so unusual that friends published them in the local newspaper. So, the poet’s creative path gradually began. Read more …
From popular poems by Suyunbay Eraliev
Photos of the poet
Centenary
On October 15, 2021, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of Suyunbay Eraliev.
S.Eraliev is a poet of the great internal culture and intellectual depth. In all his poetry lies the imprint of intense work of thought and emotional sophistication. The world is reflected in all its complexity and splendor of his imaginary vision of the poet. The innovative style he introduced to the Kyrgyz poetry, his talent, the non-vanity of the worldview, and the deep roots of the moral concept of the world, man, time, and motherland land allowed him to become a forerunner of the national poetry. More …