Institute of History and Ethnology named after Sh. Sh. Ualikhanov

On 11 November 2025, Atyrau hosted the international scientific symposium “Saraishyk at the Crossroads of East and West: History and Culture of the Great Steppe” The symposium was dedicated to the study of the historical and cultural heritage of the medieval city of Saraishyk — one of the key centers of Eurasian civilization, situated at…

The event was organized within the framework of the grant project of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan:“The Problem of Child Homelessness in Kazakhstan and Neighboring Countries in the 1920–1930s” (Project No. AP23488331). The round table brought together leading historians, archivists, sociologists, legal scholars, educators, and researchers from various…

According to the project BR24993057 “Fundamental research of the main basic categories and subcategories of victims of political repression in Kazakhstan and the processes of their complete rehabilitation”, VNC, PhD Mukanova G.K. and Beisekeeva U.S. in October – November 2025, conducted work in Kokshetau, Akmola region. The purpose of the trip was to identify, collect…

On November 7, 2025, the Ch. Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted a round table titled:“The Imperial Discourse Related to the Peasant Colonization of the Kazakh Region: Composition of Subjects and Directions of the Object…

On October 30, 2025, within the framework of the research project “The Specifics of Kazakh–Russian Relations in the Kazakh Ural: The Interconnection between Ideology and Practice in a Historical Context”, a scientific seminar was held on the topic “The Question of Colonization in the Territory of the Kazakh Ural: New Approaches to Research”. The purpose…

Within the framework of the project ” Ideological discussions of the 20-50s of the XX century and their influence on the deformation of scientific historical knowledge in the Soviet and post-Soviet times” Orynbayeva G.U. and Kurmanalina N.N. in October carried out a scientific business trip to Moscow. During the business trip, the main scientific research…

As part of the project, from October 19 to November 2, 2025, research expeditions were carried out in the city of Atyrau and the districts of Inder, Makhambet, and Makat in the Atyrau Region Testimonies from Witnesses and Descendants in the Atyrau Region The goal of the project is to help shape the historical consciousness…

On October 23, 2025, the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Ch.Ch. Valikhanov, under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, hosted a round table discussion on the topic:“Kazakhstan on the Path to State Sovereignty: Historical Experience and the Present Day”, dedicated to Republic Day. The event was held…

On October 23, 2025, General Director of the institute, doctor of history, professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan Z.E.Kabyldinov and M.M. Yashchenko, expressing common interest in joint activities between the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Sh.Sh. Ualikhanov and «Scientific publications of the Republic of Kazakhstan» LLP, signed a memorandum…

On October 30, 2025, the first joint academic meeting of Kazakh and Uzbek historians took place in Tashkent. The event was organized by the Ch. Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology (Republic of Kazakhstan) and the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.The aim of the meeting was…

On October 28, 2025, the Ch. Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology held a ceremony to open a memorial room dedicated to the memory of Yeltok Dilmukhamedovich Dilmukhamedov — a prominent historian who was repressed during the Soviet era. The event was supported by the Open Public Foundation “Baubek Baba” (Aktobe), which is involved…

On October 22, 2025, the Ch.Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan held an international scientific conference titled “The History of Healing and Folk Medicine in Kazakhstan in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries”. This large-scale event was recognized…