14 Abai cultural centers and dozens of monuments have opened abroad. Despite the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, all the planned events dedicated to the anniversary of the great educator were held in full and at a high level. This was reported at an extended meeting of the collegium of Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Sports. According to Nurkisa Dauyeshov, Deputy Minister of the relevant department, the works of the Kazakh philosopher and founder of the Kazakh written literature were translated into ten languages. Ten volumes on the Abai Studies and other works of the poet were published as well.