New steps towards international cooperation
The international scientific and practical conference “New steps towards International cooperation”, organized by the Institute of State History, took place today. The conference is timed to coincide with Republic Day and is dedicated to the further development of dialogue and international cooperation on the agenda. The conference was attended by Russian experts and historians from Bulgaria, the Republic of Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerkin Abil addressed the participants of the conference with a welcoming speech. Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor at Mimar Sinan Abduakap Kara University of Arts (Turkey) noted the humanitarian aspect of Kazakh-Turkish cooperation, including productive steps in the field of science and education, and also highlighted Kazakhstan’s outstanding initiatives during the years of sovereignty. The director and two scientists of the Institute of State and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan specially came to this event, who intend to get acquainted with the experience of the Institute of State History, which turns 15 this year. At the end of the meeting, a Memorandum of mutual cooperation was signed between the Institute of History of the State of Kazakhstan and the Institute of State and Law of Uzbekistan.
New humanitarian education. A new testing horizon.
The Institute of State History and the National Testing Center have worked out the upcoming joint work. At the same time, the career guidance priorities of history issues were discussed in the context of the transition to a new format of unified national testing. As the Minister of Science and Higher Education, Sayasat Nurbek, noted earlier, “the new format of test questions resembles the international SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) exam. The child’s thinking is taken into account there first,” Director of the National Testing Center R. Yemelbayev noted that “this year 350 specialists have been trained and certified to prepare tests. They note that they are developing 5,000 new questions.” In turn, the director of the Institute, N. Pusyrmanov, emphasized the institute’s readiness to actively participate in the work on the formation of new humanitarian knowledge, the importance of the role of test queries in the modern professional orientation of students. In addition, Nurbek Serikovich noted that the history of Kazakhstan consists not only of numbers and dates, its training is focused on honing life skills, competencies of the student, the formation of categorical thinking and critical attitude. In addition, the 30th anniversary of the National Testing Center in our country has become a significant date, and this is a unique successful project in the history of an independent country, including in the national education system. In this direction, it was convinced that partnership work would contribute to accelerated sustainable reform of the education sector in the country.
Collaboration in the study of history: successful partnership and close ties
The development of a new humanitarian education in Kazakhstan and Italy, and the study of little-known pages of history were discussed at the Institute of State History with the participation of Maria Teresa Giusti, PhD, Professor of the Gabriele d’Annuzio State University (Kieti Pescara, Italy). M. T. Giusti is the author of 18 articles and 8 monographs in publications belonging to the international group “A-rated journal” (Q1), including the work “Italian military in the USSR, 1941-1954”, translated into Russian. At the meeting, the Director of the Institute, PhD N.Pusyrmanov noted: “Kazakhstan and Italy have rich historical traditions, despite the geographical gap, their history has been intertwined for many centuries. In the Middle Ages, famous Italians such as Marco Polo and Giovanni de Plano Carpini toured Jochi ulus, marking the beginning of cultural and educational exchange between our peoples. However, it is important to remember that our history is not limited to famous names only. Your works reveal the history of thousands of Italian prisoners of war who visited the former USSR, including Kazakhstan, in the 1940s.” After the meeting, Giusti, an Italian historian and researcher, gave a professorial lecture on the political, cultural and economic ties between the two countries in the last century, and Italians in Kazakhstan in the 1940s. A bilateral agreement was reached that the mutually reliable collaboration would be continued with new interdisciplinary research.
The history of Kazakh diplomacy
The Institute of State History has launched a stream of “Talks” meetings with the participation of historians and experts in the form of lectures, discussions, and opinions. “Talks” is held every week on Thursday at 3 p.m. This is not only a platform for mutual discussion of scientists, but also an opportunity to share new knowledge, creative potential, and skills and competencies. The first meeting was held on the topic “The problem of the Kazakh Khanate in the work of A. P. Chuloshnikov.” Speaker: Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Chief Researcher of the Department “Source Studies, Historiography and History of the Fatherland” A. N.Kashkumbaev. Expert scientist, researchers through reviews on our official website (www.history-state.kz , +7-7172-75-23-53) questions of national history, results of the study “History of independent Kazakhstan”.
“The secret of history is in archival data” the Akmola region joined the project
Today, a memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the Institute of State History and the State Archive of the Akmola region. Within the framework of the joint project, it is planned to conduct applied scientific research “historical and cultural origins of the Akmola region”. The purpose of the research is to study the history of the formation and development of historical and cultural (administrative–territorial, urbanization, ethnodemographic) processes of the Akmola region in the XIX-XXI centuries. Thanks to this research work, recommendations on the sustainable development of social processes in the region will be prepared. These works coincide with the direction of modernization of the historical consciousness of our nation, raised at the second meeting of the National Kurultai in Turkestan. Today, a research group led by a scientist at the Institute of State History, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Alima Auanasova is studying the archival fund of the region. Recall that on July 5 of this year, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Astana, the Institute of State History and the State Archive of Astana signed a memorandum of mutual cooperation and launched the project “the secret of history -in archival data”. Cooperation with regional archives will continue in this area.
Scientific history will become public knowledge
Today, the Institute of State History and JSC “Qazcontent” signed a memorandum on strengthening bilateral relations. The goal is to further develop the Qazaqstan tarihy Internet project in the form of a digital platform (“Digital history”) that promotes national history in electronic format. The new platform uses new technologies and multimedia tools to ensure that historical material is in a language understandable to the general public, to analyze historical sources, and to convey scientific conclusions. Bekzat Zhusupov, Chairman of the Management Board of Qazcontent JSC, noted that the platform provided an opportunity to support young historical scientists and publish their articles and research papers on the portal page. In turn, Director of the Institute of State History, PhD Nurbek Pusyrmanov noted the need to make history accessible to a virtual user through the possibility of digital media in explaining the history of the country through the portal. He also drew attention to the combination of cultural history and history with geography, the widespread dissemination of information about the history of Kazakhstan in foreign languages. Within the framework of the memorandum, the Institute of State History and Qazaqstan tarihy intend to implement joint media projects.
“Historical figures” scientific methodology of activity assessment
For the first time in the country, a “scientific methodology for researching and evaluating the activities of historical figures” is being developed. This idea was put forward by scientists at a meeting to discuss the promising tasks of the Institute of State History. The need for such a methodology arose at the second meeting of the National Kurultai in Turkestan on the basis of the principles outlined in the priority of modernization of historical consciousness. This was announced by Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Fair Kazakhstan-Adal Azamat press conference in a speech entitled “there are figures of the Soviet era whose false biographies were deliberately written manually at the behest of some people. It is necessary to stop naming such artificial persons to various forms of manizd, and it is important to regulate all procedures in this area in practice. In addition to the specifics of the regions, it should also take into account national priorities.” Therefore, in the context of modern sustainable development, it is important to evaluate historical figures. When preparing this methodology, the Institute’s scientists will group it according to “local, regional and National” levels. Prior to that, 1992-2023. paying attention to the defended dissertations on historical science, 55 of the 772 dissertations relate to various periods devoted to socio-political activity, the legacy of individuals. Nevertheless, the restoration of the historical authenticity of personalities in the modern context, and an independent statement about the figures who contributed to the formation of Kazakhstan, involves the use of various sources of national patriotic value and self-motivation allows for expansion.
A new quality of the nation is in the historical memory
Today, the Institute of State History and the project office of the State Commission for the Full Rehabilitation of Victims of Political Repression discussed the priorities of their work. In this regard, the head of the project office, S. A. Kasymov, noted that work on the rehabilitation of victims of political repression is in full swing. At the same time, a collection of terms related to political repression is being prepared. The director of the Institute, N.Pusyrmanov, noted that “rehabilitation measures for victims of political repression, together with the revival of national memory, strengthen civic consciousness. The core of our national identity also coincides with this period,” he said. Further cooperation on the investigation of the case will be deepened. It should be recalled that on July 5 of this year, on the eve of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Astana, the Institute of State History and the State Archive of Astana signed a memorandum of mutual cooperation. Within the framework of the memorandum, the project “the secret of history – in archival data” was launched.