In the State Archives of Astana there are a lot of interesting documents, the study of which opens new pages of seemingly known facts and events, not only of the pre-revolutionary or Soviet past, but also of not so far-gone events of independence. For example, in fund 424 materials of 1998 on presentation of Astana are stored, in which run of show, key events of the process, the main characters are described in detail.

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Fund 424, inventory 1, and file 1 - Materials on the presentation of the capital (part 1)

The first document in the folder - "The number of invited to the events for the presentation of Astana." In this interesting document the invited persons are indicated and, what is not less important, actually, all the activities that were planned for the holidays. The list shows that the schedule is very tight, there are many activities. Festive events start from June 9, 1998.

1. The laying of the monument to the "Defenders of the Fatherland". It’s a well-known architectural complex opposite the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 300 people are invited: top management of the Republic of Kazakhstan, members of the Government (15 people), heads of bodies accountable to the President (13 people), MPs in full (108 people), akims of oblasts and Almaty (14 people), veterans of war (100 people), representatives of the Ministry of Defense (20 people), heads of national companies and banks (14 people).

2. Reception in honor of the heads of Turkic-speaking countries. Only 47 people are invited. Among them is the leadership of the country and the fixed ministers, the heads of foreign Turkic-speaking countries (Demirel, Karimov, Niyazov, Akayev, Aliyev), members of the delegations of foreign Turkic-speaking countries (30 people).

3. A theatrical holiday at the stadium - the most massive event, attended by 2312 people.

On June 10, 1997, the plan of events was much broader.

4. Laying of the Alley of Heads of States and Honorary Guests, in which 350 people were scheduled to attend.

5. Official ceremony in the Palace of Congresses and a concert (1622 people).

6. Exhibition "Astana Expo" (1415 people).

7. Viewing of the play "Abylay Khan" (990 people).

8. Participation in the festive carnival on the square near the building of the Center for Business and Cultural Cooperation (2288 people).

9. Reception at the “Intercontinental” Hotel (477 people).

10. Gala Concert in the Central Square (2410 people).

Translated by Raushan MAKHMETZHANOVA