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3 unusual facts about Lev Gumilev


Lev Gumilev

As an indication of his popularity, the Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered the L. N. Gumilev Eurasian University (Евразийский Национальный университет имени Л. Н. Гумилёва) to be erected just opposite his own palace on the central square of the new Kazakh capital, Astana.

Sartaq Khan

According to Lev Gumilev he became Sartaq's anda (sworn brother, probably akin to blood brother) and an adopted son of Batu Khan.

Tardu

According to Lev Gumilev his personal name was Kara-Churin-Turk (Кара Чурин Тюрк).



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