Аннотация: Writer Abish Kelilbayev summarizes and masters a number of historical facts and creates a vivid picture of that historical epoch. Adds supporting characters, fictional stories, episodes.One of the peculiarities of a writer is the use of artistic imagination. Abish Kekilbayev's novel is full of creative imagination. It is well known that this is the feature that distinguishes any author's work from historical works. Artistic imagination serves to create artistic reality. "Artistic reality is a logical depiction of the events of the described period, not to deviate, not to violate the laws of social development." The characters of the novel also contribute to the depiction of the realities of the epoch, the social situation in the country, the psychology of the nation. Characters Abulkhair, Tevkelev, Kirilov, depicting the ideological and aesthetic logic of the novel "Urker". Abulkhair's distraught inner soul, restless thoughts on sleepless nights, his frequent sighs, we learn about the life of the Kazakh destiny, full of fear and suffering; Kirilov, who claims to be "only concerned about Russia," has ruthlessly massacred and trampled the Bodan countries, "kneeling down the country" (Bashkirs, Kalmyks, Kazakhs) as soon as possible, under the pretext of their resistance. The intention of the Russian tsar, who wanted to sweep the skin off the forehead, throw the skeleton in the ravine and destroy all the "snakes" with all his might, if we evaluate the bloody gates built by the Bodan countries; The thoughts of Tevkelev, who came to the embassy among the Kazakhs, show the policy of the white tsar, who did not want a strong ruler who would limit himself. “The white king needs a gentleman like Abulkhair, who does not talk too much, does not restrain his chest, does not obey the wise and prudent, does not take grass from the sheep's mouth, and when the god and the white king come together, he first takes the helmet of the white king and does not hesitate. The natural background of the work also reflects the realities of the time. The author pays special attention to the description of each moment of nature in harmony with the mood of the protagonist