DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS OF ACADEMICIAN S. KIRABAEVAbstract. The article describes the scientific and critical works of academician S. Kirabayev from the point of view of modernity, the huge contribution of the scientist to the science of Kazakh literary criticism is carefully studied as well. In general, the works of S. Kirabaev clearly illustrate the directions of development of Kazakh literature of the Soviet period, ideas about individual poets and writers, about their life, creativity, specific features of genres of verbal art, ideological and artistic subjects, as well as the completeness of the outlook is determined by facts, culture of analysis, depth of knowledge. In this regard, the article specifically deals with the works of S. Kirabaev concerning the 32Тіл және әдебиет: теориясы мен тәжірибесі No3, 2023"Aktandak (white) pages of our literature", as well as his research works devoted to the rehabilitation and veneration of the Alash leaders during the struggle for independence were considered in detail. The breadth of horizons is also determined by facts, culture of analysis, depth of knowledge. The article attempts to prove that an outstanding scientist-critic is a unique phenomenon of modern Kazakh literary criticism by giving certain examples.Keywords: literature, scientific, idea, cognition, genre, research, independence, description.