Leading national historians and specialists from near and far abroad participated in this conference. Abzhanov Kh. M., the Director of the Institute, Corresponding Member of Kazakhstan’s Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, started the work of the conference with opening remarks, Balykbayev T., Vice-minister of the MES of the RK, and Sydykov Ye. B., Chairman of the National Congress of historians also performed with their words of greeting.

In his report Sydykov Ye. B. gave a historical assessment to the relations between government and Kazakh people in XVIII century, expressed his opinion that the appearance of «Abylay is a constructive nature of our people, symbol of eternity and national idea»

Zhumagulov K.T., Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, in his speech proposed to consider national history in the frameworks of world history on the basis of materials, existing in the West, presented new materials related to the history of Hun-Avars.

Asylbek M.Kh., Doctor of Historical Sciences, Member of Kazakhstan’s Academy of Sciences, in his report touched upon some problems of dispute themes of Kazakhstan’s history.

Saparliev D.B., Professor of Manas Kyrgyzstan-Turkey University (Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek) gave a presentation on «The nature of Kyrgyz-Kazakh political relations in XVIII–XIX centuries». He analyzed the main problems of historical publications on the history of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Akhmet Sh., Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of History under the Academy of social sciences, told about the origin and history of Uysun tribe or, more specifically, analyzed the ethnonim Uysun.

Omarbekov T.O., Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, revealed the meaning and content of the idea «Mangilik el», told about the history of this concept, appeared in ancient times.

Sabden O.S., Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, talking about contemporary scientific innovations and beginnings in the sphere of science and education, presented his scientific report on concept of strategy of human existence.

Aldazhumanov K.S., Chief Researcher of the Institute, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, presented scientific views on the history of Kazakhstan during the Great Patriotic War during the era of the Soviet Union to the conference participants on the basis of archive data.

Igibayev S.K., Professor of S. Amanzholov East-Kazakhstan State University, dedicated his article to the problem of historical methodology and means of investigation of history.

During the conference scientists exchanged views on such hot topics as «Kazakhstan in the worldwide historical space», «Multi-volume „History of Russia“: ideas and obstacles», «National idea in the flow of history».

Oralova Aknur Amangeldiyevna, Scientific Fellow of the Department of External Connection, Information and Scientific Cluster.

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