From November 14 to November 24, 2024, the institute’s researchers, Zh. Zhenis and A. Kaipbayeva, undertook a scientific trip to the city of Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan).

The trip was conducted as part of the project “The Issue of Child Homelessness in Kazakhstan and Neighboring Countries in the 1920s–1930s.”

During the visit, research was carried out at the National Library of Tajikistan, the Main Archive Department of the Republic of Tajikistan, the National Museum of Tajikistan, the Hissar Historical and Cultural Museum, and the Karluk Center. Work was also conducted with archival documents and manuscripts at the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Donish of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, and the Kazakh Cultural Center in Tajikistan. Special attention was given to materials published in Tajik during the 1920s–1930s.

At the Main Archive Department of the Republic of Tajikistan, a meeting was held with the archive director, B. Gulamov. The discussion covered the history and current state of the archive and the Sh. Sh. Ualikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology. A memorandum of cooperation was signed during this meeting.

While working in the archive, over 200 pages of materials on homeless children in Tajikistan during the 1920s–1930s were copied.

At the National Library of Tajikistan, research was conducted in the rare manuscripts and Soviet literature sections. The focus was on materials published in Tajik during the 1920s–1930s. The library holds its own collection of manuscripts and rare books, as well as newspapers and journals from Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries from the 19th and early 20th centuries. In the rare manuscripts section, issues of the newspapers “Tojikistone Sorkh,” “Avazi Tojik,” “Bidori Tojik,” and others published during the 1920s–1930s were analyzed. From these publications, 100 pages of materials related to famine and child homelessness in Kazakhstan were collected.

Tajik newspapers from 1925–1935 contain publications on Kazakhstan’s economic situation, collectivization, the confiscation of property from wealthy individuals, political repression, and child homelessness, among other topics.

During the trip, agreements were reached on:

– organizing short-term internships to conduct research in Tajik archives and libraries;

– publishing joint scientific journals, collections, monographs, and contributing articles to each other’s scientific journals;

– holding joint scientific events (round tables, conferences, seminars);

– arranging mutual internships for specialists from both sides;

– implementing collaborative projects related to the histories of both countries.