In honor of the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the 175th anniversary of Zhambyl Zhabayev, the State historical and cultural museum-reserve "Yezhelgi Taraz eskertkishteri" held a lecture on the topic "Tarikhymyzdy zhandandyrgan - Tauelsizdik" for students of the «M. H. Dulati Taraz Regional University». During the lecture, the issues of the history of the Kazakh people, the main stages of the path to Independence were discussed. Also, video materials about the life path, poetic activity and creativity of Zhambyl Zhabayev were presented to the attention of students.