Here is some feedback from researchers who worked in the Archive during 2017.

Work of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on making retrospective information available is carried out in several ways: through publication of archival documents in newspaper and magazine articles, in collections of documents and through work with researchers in the Reading hall. A versatile and highly informative set of documents of the Archive attract attention of local and foreign researchers, studying the latest history of Kazakhstan. Researchers from Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Uzbekistan, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, France, Poland and other countries do their research work in the Reading hall.

So here is some feedback from researchers who worked in the Archive during 2017.

19.01.2017.

Many thanks to all staff of the Archive for their help in finding the documents necessary for me to write a thesis. The staff is really friendly, always ready to help. There are a lot of documents, there was not even enough time to work. I also hope that it will be possible to receive electronic versions remotely.

G. Hasenhanova

22.02.2017.

Head of the Reading hall of the Archive, Mrs.Akzhan Isayeva showed herself as an experienced person on customer service. She is smart, friendly and knows well the archival documents. I think that exactly such staff should work in the Archive of the President of our country. I wish her good health and success in her important work.

T. Sadykulov

13.03.2017.

I express my great gratitude on behalf of the National Defense University named after the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - the Leader of the Nation to the staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for their help in finding necessary material to write a book devoted to "The 25th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan".

With best wishes to the staff of the Archive of the President of Kazakhstan

a Candidate of Historical Sciences, Сol. А. Макipov.
 

12.04.2017.

Dear staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan! I am a first-year Master’s degree student of the West Kazakhstan State University named after M. Utemisov.

I was sent here by my University to have a study tour. I am very grateful for your help in finding a necessary material for my thesis. A staff of the Archive helped me very much. The staff is very friendly for researchers, everybody is ready to help you. My special thanks to Mrs. Akzhan Isayeva. I wish you further prosperity, success in your work. P.S. I hope for electronic use! Thank you!

I.Saparova,

 a first-year Master’s degree student in History

                                      West Kazakhstan State University

 named after M. Utemisov

Department of organization of use of documents of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Mrs.Akzhan Isayeva (a Head of the Reading hall), Mrs. Dinara Ashenova, Mr.Armand Galiev, Mr.Bolegen Kasenov (a Chief).

03.05.2017.

Dear staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan! I had an opportunity to work in the archives of Kazakhstan, as well as in the archives of Russia (Moscow, St.Petersburg, Omsk) and Uzbekistan (Tashkent) during my research work (I started doing my research work in 1996). I’d like to highlight that it was exactly in the Reading hall of the Archive of the President of Kazakhstan that I met a staff of skilled, tactful and attentive reference librarians. From the first day of my research work in the Reading hall I (to my great surprise, because it didn’t happen with me in another archives) was surrounded by great attention and care! I would like to express my special gratitude to Mr. Bolegen Kasenov, Mrs. Akzhan Isayeva! Thanks to your care and sincere attitude towards researchers, i.e. to us - you encourage us for further creative findings! Thank you very much!

I would also like to note the merits of working in the Reading hall of the Archive in comparison with other archives: 1) an availability of an electronic catalog of all funds, which makes easier a work of a researcher; 2) a possibility to order up to 20 items at once; 3) an inventory order is carried out on the same day.

 I’d like to express my great gratitude to you once again! I wish you health, prosperity and good luck!

K.Bizhigitova,

a Candidate of Historical Sciences,

an Associate professor, "Socio-economic sciences " chair

University of International Business (UIB)

29.05.2017.

Many thanks to the staff of the Reading hall of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for their polite attitude and fulfillment of the requirements in time! It was very pleasant to work. Thank you for your useful work!

G. Edgina,

a Ph.D.student, 1st course,

Karaganda State University named after E.Buketov

31.05.2017.

Dear staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan! I would like to express my gratitude to you for your care and assistance. I wish your friendly team every success! Many thanks to the Administration of the Archive for providing of an access to the materials, special thanks to Mrs. Akzhan Isayeva for her patience and professionalism!

With best regards, 

A.Seypilova,

a Research Assistant, the Institute of State History,

Astana

in the Reading hall of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

01.06.2017.

Dear staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan! I would like to express my gratitude to you. Many thanks for your help and support in finding required information! Special thanks to the following experts: Mrs.Akzhan Isayeva, Mrs.Dinara Ashenova for their support, patience and professionalism! Thank you for a warm atmosphere! I wish the staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan further prosperity and success in your work!

a first-year Master’s degree student

State University named after Shakarim, Semey.

19.06.2017.

I’d like to express my deep gratitude to the following staff of the Presidential Archive: Mrs. Akzhan Isayeva, Mrs. Dinara Ashenova, Mr. Bolegen Kasenov. Everything is perfectly organized, at a high level, the staff is always friendly, ready to help. I wish you to keep holding high standards of work. The documents received in the Archive of the President of Kazakhstan were very useful for my thesis.

With kind regards,

A.Bozheeva,

a stage – manager/a lecturer

T.K.Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts/Turan University

 04.07.2017. 

I’d like to express my deep gratitude to the staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for their assistance in a work during my business trip to Almaty.

with kind regards,

 A.Ganin,

Doctor of Historical Sciences,

Principal Research Associate,

Institute of Slavic Studies,

The Russian Academy of Sciences

 13.07.2017.

Dear staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan! I was warmly impressed by a pleasant atmosphere in your Archive. The staff of the Archive is very skilled. A work process is set at the highest level, each visitor may feel a kind care from the side of the personnel of the Archive. I wish you further prosperity and success!

Thank you very much,

A.Grikorkevich,

a Ph.D.student, 1st course,

Karaganda State University named after E.Buketov

07.08.2017.

It is always pleasant to work in the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. A positive work environment provides for an effective research work. A support staff is very helpful. I express my gratitude for creating such conditions, especially now, when I’m always short in time in Astana because of my tight schedule.

With kind regards,

Isabelle Ohayon

Principal Research Associate

 CNRS, Paris

31.10.2017.

I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to the Administration of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, especially Mr.Bolegen Kasenov, Mrs.Akzhan Isayeva and a librarian, Mrs.Malika Karakulova for their assistance in working with materials. Especially I want to emphasize conscientious performance by them of their duties and exceptionally noble human qualities.
I wish to the staff of the Archive long years of happy life and success in everything.

With best regards,

Ravil Cherdabaev

15.11.2017.

I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to the Administration and staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. A support staff helped us very much by identifying the necessary documents in a short period of time and provided all conditions for our comfortable work. We wish the personnel of the Archive prosperity and progress, new scientific findings.

With kind regards,  

I.Anisimova, Y.Lyssenko,

Altai State University,

Barnaul, Russia

Many thanks to the staff of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Good conditions for work and a highly qualified staff!

Daniel Bissman, a researcher from Germany.

Authors: Arman Suleymenov, Zangar Karimkhan