Chinghiz Aitmatov

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chinghiz-aitmatov

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Chinghiz Aitmatov born?December 12, 1928
2. When did Chinghiz Aitmatov die?June 10, 2008 (age 79)
3. Where was Chinghiz Aitmatov born?Sheker village, Talas Region, Kyrgyzstan
4. Who was Chinghiz Aitmatov?He was a famous writer from Kyrgyzstan, born in 1928, who told stories about brave heroes and the natural world.
5. Why did he write in both Russian and Kyrgyz?He used both languages so that people everywhere could read his stories and so he could keep his own culture alive.

Geopolitical Shifts: Significant changes in the political landscape and power dynamics between nations or regions.
Literary Oeuvre: The complete body of works produced by a writer.
Allegory: A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.