The History, Language and Culture of Tatars in Kazakhstan

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the history, culture, language of the Tatar diaspora in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The article examines the history of the migration of Tatars to Kazakh lands at the end of XX century due to the prevailing social conditions and politics of Tsarist Russia. The author also reveals the role of Tatar immigrants in the trade, religious, educational process of Kazakhs in the late XIX and early XX centuries. An important place in the article is sociocultural analysis of modern Tatars in Kazakhstan, the key components of which are the causes of internal and external migration, ethnic identification issues, gender issues, the creation of mixed marriages, the possession of the native Tatar language, as well as the state Kazakh and other languages of the country, religious knowledge, knowledge of modern folk art by modern Tatars, observance of their ethnic rituals (customs, traditions). The analysis is based on the study of archival materials as well as an anonymous survey of informants.