18 January 2012 | 20:20

PHOTO: People's favorites awarded and caricatured in Astana

Restless deputy-2011 Murat Abenov.

People’s Favorites-2011 award ceremony was held in Astana on January 17, Tengrinews.kz reports. 19 people were awarded in 9 categories: Sharp journalist of the year - Arthur Platonov and Nurlan Yerimbetov Advanced official of the year - Karim Massimov and Akhmetzhan Yessimov Respected sportsman of the year - Ilya Ilyin and Aleksandre Vinokourov Show-business guru - Farkhat Abdraimov and Bayan Yessentayeva Dedicated social activist of the year - Aigul Solovyova and Mels Yeleussizov Heartful politician of the year - Yermukhamet Yertysbayev and Amirzhan Kossanov Aksakal-sage of the year - Vladimir Nekhoroshev and Vladislav Kossarev Restless MP of the year - Irak Yelekeyev, Murat Abenov and Bakhyt Syzdykova Clairvoyant political expert of the year - Yerlan Karin and Dossym Satpayev The idea of the “people’s favorite of the year” belongs to Galym Baituk, President of the Republic-Region-Development public foundation. Many of the awardees did not attend the ceremony under viable reasons, as per Baituk. The ceremony included an exhibition of caricatures of the awardees and famous people of the country. The caricatures were made by member of Kazakhstan artists’ union Valeriy Krestnikov. He was the one who made the pack of political cards (playing card with caricatures of politicians). This was another idea of Galym Baituk. “We will be making a preference pack of cards with caricatures the world leaders, where Nursultan Nazarbayev will be one of the aces. We hope to receive a permit for this within a month,” he said. The exhibition included a auction. Eight caricatures were sold at the auctions: Murat Abenov, Vladislav Kossarev, Zhambyl Akhmetbekov, Bakhyt Syzdykova, Irak Yelekeyev, Roza Rymbayeva, Aleksandre Vinokourov and Yerlan Karin. The funds raised from the auction amounted to 29 thousand tenge ($200). Abenov’s caricature turned out the be the most expensive: it cost 9 thousand tenge ($60). People’s Favorites award is to be held annually. The winners were selected during a month-long voting in Facebook.

People’s Favorites-2011 award ceremony was held in Astana on January 17, Tengrinews.kz reports. 19 people were awarded in 9 categories: Sharp journalist of the year - Arthur Platonov and Nurlan Yerimbetov Advanced official of the year - Karim Massimov and Akhmetzhan Yessimov Respected sportsman of the year - Ilya Ilyin and Aleksandre Vinokourov Show-business guru - Farkhat Abdraimov and Bayan Yessentayeva Dedicated social activist of the year - Aigul Solovyova and Mels Yeleussizov Heartful politician of the year - Yermukhamet Yertysbayev and Amirzhan Kossanov Aksakal-sage of the year - Vladimir Nekhoroshev and Vladislav Kossarev Restless MP of the year - Irak Yelekeyev, Murat Abenov and Bakhyt Syzdykova Clairvoyant political expert of the year - Yerlan Karin and Dossym Satpayev The idea of the “people’s favorite of the year” belongs to Galym Baituk, President of the Republic-Region-Development public foundation. Many of the awardees did not attend the ceremony under viable reasons, as per Baituk. The ceremony included an exhibition of caricatures of the awardees and famous people of the country. The caricatures were made by member of Kazakhstan artists’ union Valeriy Krestnikov. He was the one who made the pack of political cards (playing card with caricatures of politicians). This was another idea of Galym Baituk. “We will be making a preference pack of cards with caricatures the world leaders, where Nursultan Nazarbayev will be one of the aces. We hope to receive a permit for this within a month,” he said. The exhibition included a auction. Eight caricatures were sold at the auctions: Murat Abenov, Vladislav Kossarev, Zhambyl Akhmetbekov, Bakhyt Syzdykova, Irak Yelekeyev, Roza Rymbayeva, Aleksandre Vinokourov and Yerlan Karin. The funds raised from the auction amounted to 29 thousand tenge ($200). Abenov’s caricature turned out the be the most expensive: it cost 9 thousand tenge ($60). People’s Favorites award is to be held annually. The winners were selected during a month-long voting in Facebook.

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