Almasbek Shagyrbay, Head of the Center for Religious Studies, Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies:

“Youth tend to imitate everything and shape their behavior accordingly. Today, children grow up fascinated by animated characters from other nations on TV channels and social media. But we have many real-life heroes who surpass these fictional figures—people who lived in history. If we look at their lives, the value of these personalities is much deeper than that of the images youth consider heroes. When the question arises, ‘Whom should we emulate?’, we must creatively present examples of people who were not afraid to sacrifice themselves for the nation.”

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