THE SOVIET HISTORIOGRAPHY AND THE QUESTION OF KAZAKHSTAN’S HISTORY

THE QUESTION OF KAZAKHSTAN’S HISTORY 155
Kazakhstan after participation to Russia should be presented. It also
should be explicated the Kazakhstan’s rescue from Mongol tribe and
English attacks and attacks of Khanates from south.” 264
In books of history classes the Russian occupation’s progressive ways
are showed like this: “With Russia’s annexation Kazakhstan paid taxes
to Russia and as response Russian government fulfilled all the duties
they were obligated to. After participating of Kazakhstan to Russia
the bridges were built, roads secured, trade and agriculture developed.
Also, Tsardom government protected Kazakhs from foreign enemies.” 265
Emphasizing of Kazakh-Russian Relations Through History
In one of ideological history works from Soviet period, Russian-Kazakh
friendship was showed in a topic of historical roots. The local
bright socialist supported the new Soviet thesis. According to one of
brightest Uzbek socialist Kari Niyazov Russia’s historical bond with
people of Central Asia is dating centuries back. These bonds were
firstly established with commercial relations and were carried out by
the initiatives of these nations themselves and eventually they were
brought closer to each other with mutual understanding.
According to Soviet’s new thesis, with Russia’s annexation of Turkestan
people who lived at these areas in a short time fused with
Russians. In spite of colonial system in Tsardom period the growing
friendship was established. This friendship was consolidated with many
examples in historical works from Soviet period. Trade and cultural
relationships with roots dating until Medieval are brought to forefront.
The book titled “The History of Kazakh SSR”, prepared for secondary
education in Kazakhstan, explains the rooted friendship between Russian
and Kazakhs as follows: “West Siberia’s participation to Russia
contributed a lot to friendship between Kazakhstan and Russia that
lasts up to these days. To improve this relationship Russia built a
castle near to Tara River. This way Kazakhs are protected from outside
attacks. In the times of Haknazar Khan Kazakhs lived between Ural
and Volga rivers like a wanderings. In the result of violent foreign
attacks against the Noghai Horde and the Kuchum Khanate in Siberia,
Haknazar Khan thought to take advantage of Russia, where he had
friendship in the struggles he had done. Relationship between Russia
and Kazakhstan strengthened after Russia’s conquest of Kazan.” 266
In the same book mutually relationships from XVII and XVIII centuries
are summarized as follows: “After attacking trade roads by Oirats
264 Sekiz Jıldık Orta Mektep Programası, Almatı, 1976, p. 11.
265 Kazak SRR Tariyhı, VII/VIII. Klas, Almatı, 1980, p. 56.
266 Ibid, p. 33