Republican scientific and practical conference “Alash Movement in the Zhetysu region: history and personalities”


On June 12, 2024, the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Ch.Ch. Valikhanov, within the framework of the project “Zhetysu figures of the Alash movement: Destinies and legacy”, organized a Republican scientific and practical conference on the topic “The Alash movement in the Zhetysu region: history and personalities”.

The conference was attended by Russian and foreign historians and young scientists. The conference opened with an introductory speech by Tleubaev Shamek Bayanovich, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Deputy Director General for Scientific Work of the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Ch.Ch. Valikhanov.

Reports on the following topics were prepared and discussed at the conference. The report on the topic “Alash prize – Kaiserke Toksanbayev ” was made by the chief researcher of the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Ch.Ch. Valikhanov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Mukhatova Orazgul Khasenovna. In her report, she considered issues related to the life and work of the Zhetysu figure Kayserke Toksanbayev.

The next speaker, Head of the Department of the History of Kyrgyzstan in the XX-XXI century of the B. Zhamgerchinov Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, PhD. Kubatova Aida Esenkulovna made a report on the topic “Joint efforts of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz ethnoelites in the early twentieth century”. In her report, she analyzed the joint activities of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz intelligentsia in the early ХХ century.

Acting Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies of the Faculty of International Relations of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, PhD. Ilyasova Kulpash Myrzamuratovna in the report Evidence of Zhetysu intelligentsia in the judicial investigation process on the” Alash case ” (on the basis of declassified documents)” analyzed the testimony of figures of the Alash movement in Zhetysu during the judicial investigation on the basis of archival She also talked about other important issues.

Senior expert, leading researcher at the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Ch.Ch. Valikhanov, Candidate of Historical Sciences, associate Professor Shashaev Auezkhan Kadirzhanovich in the report “Educational activities of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz intelligentsia of the 1920s and 1930s” spoke about the educational activities of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz intelligentsia in the direction of public education of the first half of the ХХ century.

Deputy Director General for Scientific Work of the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Ch.Ch. Valikhanov, project manager, Candidate of Historical Sciences Tleubaev Shamek Bayanovich in his report “Activities of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz intelligentsia at the beginning of the XX century in the interests of the nation” analyzed the importance of joint activities of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz intelligentsia at the beginning of the ХХ century in preserving national identity and protecting the interests of the country.  

Leading researcher at the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Ch.Ch. Valikhanov, Candidate of Historical Sciences Mukanova Gulnar Kayrollaevna in the report “State and Public Figure Myrzakhan Tolebayev” told  about unknown aspects of the activities of the Zhetysu figure Alash Myrzakhan Tolebayev. Senior researcher at the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Ch.Ch. Valikhanov, Master of History Orazov Rashid Eshenovich in the report “Professional doctor from Zhetysu Iskak Zhaksylykov” told about the life and socio-political activities of Ysak Zhaksylykov, who participated in the Alash movement, based on archival documents.

Senior lecturer of the Department of History of Kazakhstan named after T.S. Sadykov, KazNPU named after Abaya, PhD Belous Svetlana Gennadievna in the report “This day we joined the administration of the Semirechensk region”: the activities of M. Tynyshpaev and O. Shkapsky on the pages of the periodical press” on the basis of archival documents and press data focused on the services of the commissioners of the Provisional Government of the Semirechensk region O. Shkapsky and M. Tynyshpaev.

Researcher at the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Ch.Ch. Valikhanov, Master of History Konkabayeva Arailym Nurbolatovna in her report “The problem of Alash intellectuals and Kazakh-Kyrgyz refugees during the 1916 uprising in the Semirechye region” said that the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples who lived in Semirechye during the uprising of 1916, They were refugees to neighboring Chinese She spoke about their difficulties and consequences, as well as about the selfless activities of the Alash intelligentsia to return Kazakh-Kyrgyz refugees.

Overall, the conference went well. The reports expressed scientific considerations based on previously unknown historical data.