11 July] 1858 in Ken-Bulak, Semipalatinsk Oblast and died 2 October 1931 in the Chinghistau tract, Soviet Union, was a Kazakh poet, Hanafi Maturidi theologian philosopher,[1] historian, translator and composer.
Researched eastern literature and such poets and philosophers like Hafez, Fuzuli, Nava'i, and the works of Alexander Pushkin and Leo Tolstoy.
Was a critic of socialism and when Shakarim found out that the traditional lifestyle of the Kazakh nation would change, he asked «For the sake of what, in the name of what and for what purpose to destroy, and what in return?».
His views completely opposed the idea of a forcefully created country, hence why he decides to live in a secluded fashion.
A poetic translation of "Dubrovsky" and "Snowstorm" by Alexander Pushkin was published in 1936 in Alma-Ata (now Almaty) in the journal "Adebiet Maidana".