The historical-biographical novella "Those Who Go to the Summits" tells about the life and work of the outstanding explorer of Central Asia, Chokan Valikhanov. At the same time, it acquaints the listener with the life, customs, traditions, and morals of the peoples and tribes who inhabited Central Asia in the 19th century, and speaks of the great contribution of Russian scholars to its exploration.
The listener will find here many curious stories about P. P. Semyonov’s journey to the Tien Shan and about the life of the exiled F. M. Dostoevsky. With documents, the author of the novella confirms the great and strong friendship that linked them and many other progressive Russian people with the Kazakh people and with their national hero Chokan Valikhanov.