State awards were awarded to the Council of Ministers, among the awardees were Sabit Mukanov, Maurice Simashko, Anuarbek Alimzhanov, Eugene Brusilovsky, Olzhas Suleimenov, Azerbaijan Mambetov, Kanafiya Telzhanov, Shaken Aimanov.
Personnel:
Mukanov S.M. - Kazakh writer, poet, public figure, academician, chairman of the Writers' Union of Kazakhstan (1936-1937, 1943-1952). Simashko (Shamis) M.D. - Soviet writer, screenwriter, translator, People's writer of Kazakhstan. Alimzhanov A.T. - Soviet and Kazakh writer, publicist, party and public figure. Brusilovsky EG - Soviet composer, music teacher, professor, People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR. Suleimenov O.O. - Kazakh poet, writer, literary critic, Hero of Labor of Kazakhstan, public figure, diplomat. Mambetov A.M. - Kazakh theater and film director, theater teacher, Honored Art Worker of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the Karakalpak ASSR, People's Artist of the USSR, People's Hero of Kazakhstan. Telzhanov K.T. (Telzhanov M.T.-B.) - Kazakh painter, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Arts, Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the USSR. Aymanov Sh.K. - Kazakh actor, screenwriter, theater and film director, People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the USSR.
Calendar: 1968