Kyz-Zhibek: the Poem

Kyz-Zhibek is the Kazakh folk, lyrical-epical poem named after the heroine. When translated the name means “The Girl Silk, the Silk Girl”. This work is the pearl of the Kazakh folklore. The Kazakh “Romeo and Juliet” sings the true love, friendship, valiance and patriotism. The plot: The scholars are sure that the poem was born in Western or Southern-Western Kazakhstan. The testimony of this are th…