Pripyat River
Bakhytzhan was an active member of Nuclear disarmament movement and together with Olzhas Suleimenov was one of the founders of "Nevada-Semei" movement which ultimate aim was to close the nuclear test centers in Semipalatinsk and Nevada. He was a volunteers in Chernobyl trying to raise worldwide awareness of the tragedy - Chernobyl disaster. These efforts resulted in a book of verses "Stork on the Pripyat River" later translated in many languages.