September 27, 2024 the Ch.Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the Central State Museum, Al-Farabi KazNU, with the participation of the Central Scientific Library of the RSE “Gylym Ordasy”, is holding the International Anniversary Scientific Conference “V Argynbayev Readings”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the largest Kazakh ethnologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Khalel Argynbayevich Argynbayev.
The main goal of the conference is to highlight the extraordinary contribution of ethnographer Khalel Argynbayev to the development of academic science in Kazakhstan in the 2nd half of the 20th century, highlighting the outstanding achievements of the “Kazakh ethnographic school”, one of the founders of which was Kh.A. Argynbayev, discussing the current state and prospects for the development of domestic ethnology and related disciplines, sharing memories of the scholar with colleagues and students.
Khalel Argynbaev – a major academic ethnographer of the post-war period, a recognized leader of Kazakh ethnologists of the 1970s – early 1990s, Doctor of Historical Sciences (1977), professor (1982); Head of the Ethnography Department of the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1976–1989).
The scholar was a prominent representative of the older generation of domestic ethnographers, a person of an interesting and complex fate. Kh. Argynbayev was born on September 21, 1924 in the Bayanaul district of the Pavlodar region in a sharua peasant family, which in the difficult 1930s was forced, in search of work, to make a difficult journey across Siberia and the Far East: Kuzbass, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky . Upon the family’s return (in 1935) to Zhetysu, young Khalel graduated from an eight-year school in 1939, and then from a pedagogical school in the Kapal region. Khalel Argynbaev belonged to that glorious generation of Soviet scholars who, in their early youth, had a severe test – to participate in the battles against fascism during World War II. From January 1943 to May 1945 he served as a radio communications operator in the active army and participated in the liberation of Ukraine, Moldova, and the countries of Eastern and Central Europe from German fascism; For military services he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War and medals. After demobilization from the ranks of the Soviet Army in 1947, he studied at the history department of the Abai Kazakh Pedagogical Institute and graduated with honors in 1951, and then for a number of years he worked in the outback as a head teacher and history teacher at the Panfilov Pedagogical College (now Zharkent).
Since 1954, the further fate of Khalel Argynbaev has been connected with the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, where he entered graduate studies in Ethnography. The formation of a talented scholar occurs under the influence of senior colleagues: orientalists N. Sabitov, A.Kh. Marghulan, ethnographer I.V. Zakharova; he was surrounded by the other young and creative researchers (V. Vostrov, E. Masanov, M. Mukanov, R. Khodzhaeva, G. Valikhanov, O. Ismagulov, etc.). The scholar completes work on his candidate’s dissertation “Historical and cultural ties of the Russian and Kazakh peoples and their influence on the material culture of the Kazakhs” and in 1960 he successfully defended it at the authoritative N.N. Miklouho-Maclay Institute of Ethnography in Moscow. During these years, Kh. Argynbayev was actively engaged in the development of many key issues of the historical ethnography of the Kazakhs (livestock husbandry and folk veterinary medicine, family and marriage relations, crafts and applied arts, etc.), intensively carrying out field research in all regions of the republic (about 30 expeditions until the beginning of 1980s). At the same time, a characteristic feature of his research activity is the monographic focus of his research. In 1969, an interesting and informative study by the ethnographer, “Kazaktyn mal sharuashylygy zhaiynda ethnographic essay” (“Ethnographic sketch of the Kazakh cattle breeding economy”) was published.
In 1973, a major generalizing monograph by Kh. Argynbayev “Kazak halkyndagy family men neke” (“Family and marriage among the Kazakhs”) was published, which immediately acquired paramount scientific and practical significance and was highly praised as a major achievement of Kazakhstan ethnography. In 1976, the scholar defended his doctoral dissertation on this issue at the same Institute of Ethnography of the USSR Academy of Sciences, and from that time until the end of the 1980s he headed the academic department of ethnography. Under Argynbayev, this unit becomes a major scientific center in specialized science, a new generation of ethnographers was forming, along with the direction of historical ethnography, the disciplines of ethnosociology, ethnoarchaeology, etc. were developing. The name of the scholar becomes widely known among Soviet ethnographers, close creative relationships were established with many of them: N.A. Kislyakov, S.M. Abramzon, T.A. Zhdanko, R.G. Kuzeyev, B.Kh. Karmysheva, V.P. Kurylev, K. Shaniyazov, A. Orazov, I. Mukhitdinov, Kh.A. Esbergenov, V.N. Basilov and others.
During this period Kh. Argynbayev published his generalizing articles in reputable scientific collections, journals of national importance, and foreign editions; participates in a number of international congresses and conferences, All-Union ethnographic sessions, one of which was held in Almaty in 1990. The scholar paid serious attention to scientific and organizational issues: conducting expeditionary research, coordinating work on the creation of collective works – including the landmark edition “Economy of Kazakhs” (1980). In the mid-1980s under the leadership of Kh. Argynbayev, a general study on the historical ethnography of the Kazakhs “Kazakhs: a historical and ethnographic study” was prepared, which was published later (Almaty, 1995). Until the end of the 1990s under his authorship a number of major works were published: the monograph “Kazakh halkynyn koloneri” (Almaty, 1987), “Kazakh otbasy” (Almaty, 1996); “Traditional life support culture of the Kazakhs. Essays on history and theory” (co-authored, Almaty, 1998); “Kazak shezhiresi hakynda” (co-authored, Almaty, 1999). In total, the scholar published eight separate monographic publications; the total number of publications by the ethnographer is about 250.
Of particular importance was the scientific and pedagogical activity of the scholar. 10 candidate and 5 doctoral dissertations were defended under his leadership. Professor Khalel Argynbayev played a fundamental role in the formation of the “second wave” of ethnographers in Kazakhstan, in the formation of prominent specialists – ethnologists, historians, doctors and candidates of science: N. Massanov, A. Toleubayev, U. Kydyralin, Sh. Tokhtabayeva, S. Azhigali, B Kamalashuly, A. Toktabay, N. Alimbay, A. Kalysh, Zh. Artykbayev and others. Many of his students and young researchers are successfully developing those areas of ethnology, the groundwork in which was created by Kh. Argynbayev in his time. The scholar’s contribution to the training of student personnel at Kazakh Pedagogiocal Institute and Kazakh State University is very significant. For many years he lectured there on general historical disciplines, general ethnography, and ethnography of the Kazakhs.
Professor Khalel Argynbayev made an outstanding contribution to the development of ethnography of Kazakhstan, which was important for a number of related sciences and disciplines, to the training of highly professional personnel, to the formation of a modern school of ethnologists, ethnosociologists, ethnoarchaeologists, museologists, etc., who are developing traditional and new areas of research, expanding, promoting and deepening further many of the developments and achievements of the “Kazakh ethnographic school” of the 2nd half of the 20th century.
A wide range of academic community, domestic and foreign specialists are invited to participate in the anniversary conference: ethnologists, historians, anthropologists, cultural experts, archaeologists, museologists, philologists, etc.; representatives of universities and scientific and educational institutions; specialized master’s and doctoral students, media.
The conference will be held according to the rules of the plenary session, the work of sections and the closing of the forum.
Working languages of the conference – Kazakh, Russian, English.
The work of the following sections is planned:
1. Ethnographer Khalel Argynbayev: life and work, scientific heritage;
2. History of ethnological science in Kazakhstan;
3. Fundamental works of Professor Kh. Argynbayev and problems of historical ethnography of the Kazakhs:
– questions of ethnogenesis, ethnic history and shezhire,
– farming,
– material culture and life support system,
– crafts and crafts,
spiritual culture, folk knowledge, family and marriage.
4. Current problems of modern ethnology of Kazakhstan. Ethnosociology. Ethnodemography. Kazakh diaspora.
5. Ethnology and related disciplines. Museum studies. Ethnoart history. Ethnolinguistics.
6. Ethnoarchaeology and monument studies.
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