 The group's name is based on a poetry book written by Mirjaqip Dulatuli (Mir Yakub Dulatov) in 1909 that was immediately confiscated by the Tsarist authorities, "a celebrated verse of defiance".The hashtag "#IWokeUp" video () meme campaign involving actor and activist Anuar Nurpeisov, released the previous week, was a factor in the creation of OQ.