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There in the hall after O. Zhandosov of the Service “Kazakstan kitaptary” is organized the book exhibition “Kazaktyn tungysh ushkysh kyzy” dedicated to the centenary of the single Kazakh flyer woman in the Great Patriotic war, the People’s hero of Kazakhstan Dospanova Khiuaz Kayirovna.

Dospanova Khiuaz Kayirovna was born in 1922 in the village of Ganyushkino of the Dengizskiy district of the Guryevskaya region. In 1940 she finished with the gold medal the Secondary school №1 in Uralsk city and together with the certificate she received the testimony of the pilot in reserve of the local air-club. She studied in the first Moscow medical university (1940-1941).

In October, 1941 she was enlisted into the group of navigators of the 46-th guards women’s bombardment avia-regiment under the commandment of M.M. Raskova. In 1941-1942 – the cadet of the Higher school of pilots in Engelsk city and was enlisted as the navigator-shooter into the 588-th night bombardment avia-regiment. The first Kazakhstani military flyer-woman participated in more than 300 fights for the liberation of Northern Caucasus, Kuban, Crimea, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Germany from the fascists. She was the head of the communication of the Headquarters of the Guards aviation regiment (1942-1945), the instructor of the military department of the Western-Kazakhstani obkom of the party (1945-1946). The twice legendary flier was heavily wounded but she came back into the ranks and met the Victory near Berlin.

In the after-war years she actively participated in the public life: the instructor and secretary of the CC of the LKSMK for the schools (1948-1951); secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the KazSSR (1951); first secretary of the CC of the LKSMK (1951-1953); deputy head of the department of artistic literature and art, deputy head of department of science and culture of the CC of the Communist party of Kazakhstan (1953); listener of the HPS (1953-1956); second secretary of the Alma-Atinskiy city committee of the party (1956-1959); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the KazSSR of the 3-rd convocation.

For her courage and valiance she was awarded with the orders of the Red Star, Patriotic war of the II-nd degree, the Red Banner, medals “For the defense of the Caucasus”, “For the liberation of Warsaw”, “For the victory over Germany” and other military awards. In 2005 she was awarded the title “Khalyk kakharmany”. In honour of the flier there were named the streets in the cities of Almaty and Aktobe, established the monuments in Uralsk and Atyrau; there to the International airport and the Palace of sport in Atyrau was given the name of Khiuaz Dospanova, and also the aircraft Embraer 190 of the avia-company ”Air Astana” is named in her honour.     

There at the book exhibition “Kazaktyn tungysh ushkysh kyzy” are presented the materials about the life and activity of Khiuaz Dospanova – the ancyclopaedias, reference editions and books: “Khalkym yushun” (“The tale of the military flier”) (1963), “Under the commandment of Raskova” (1965). After that the exhibition reflects the materials which show the heroism of the legendary flier, the books and articles about her on the pages of the periodical press.

The purpose of the book exhibition is to acquaint the readers with the heroism and contribution of the flier into the common Victory during the Great Patriotic war and also the upbringing of the feeling of patriotism , love for Motherland of the growing generation.

                We invite you to the book exhibition!