Pussep Gennady Nikolaevich (1945) – poet, journalist, member of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, member of the literary association «Link Altay», Worker of Culture of Kazakhstan, public figure.
He was born in Ust-Kamenogorsk. He graduated the philological faculty of the Ust-Kamenogorsk State Pedagogical Institute. He worked as a teacher, metallurgist, head of personnel services of a number of enterprises, director of the school № 19, the speaker of the East Kazakhstan TV and radio, an employee of the newspaper «Different and Equal», the head of the literary and musical department of the East Kazakhstan Museum of Art. He is the director of public fund «My city» honorary citizen of Ust-Kamenogorsk.
He is the author of poetry: «Only You», «Sketches», «thumbnail Book», «The past is always going to be», «Tatyana's Year», «The Best Years», «Chrysanthemum evening», «Month of Hope», «Insomnia», «Touch» books of essays and short stories, «The train picks up speed», «In the new century, we came together».
Winner of the All-Union song contest «30 Years of the Great Victory» (1975), «Ust-Kamenogorsk is my love and pride» (2009), etc. He was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the akim of Ust-Kamenogorsk (2005). It has an international certificate «For contribution to the development of regional culture».
He is the honorary professor of KAFU (2015).