Volunteering from Culture, or Education of Charity through Art among Muslim Students in Russian Turkestan, Turn of the 19th – 20th centuries

Abstract

The practice of organizing and the effectiveness of public charitable forums by Russian Muslims in the Steppe region and Western Turkestan has not previously been specifically studied in historiography. The historical experience of nurturing the skills and traditions of philanthropy among the Muslim youth of the Russian Empire is relevant through the prism of dichotomy: both as adherence to general Muslim practice, and as a real model of socialization and expression of ethnicity through active secular positive behavior. The relevance of humanistic education in the modern globalizing world is beyond doubt; the argumentation in favor of the researched direction consists of authoritative opinions of scientists, psychologists and experts in the field of art history, sociology, cultural studies, history of pedagogy and ethnology. The article provides specific examples of patronage from written sources that have become rare, reflecting the realities of educational and educational practices on the outskirts of the state, in such remote regions as Central Asia, the Kazakh steppe, etc. The study examines the influence of the Turkic-language periodicals at the turn of the 19th – 20th centuries. on the readers' self-awareness as a formative tool for the actualization of identity and the institution of charity, in the relationship of historical, cultural, psychological and pedagogical aspects of the topic. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of such a sphere of charity as educational institutions. In addition, the Turkic-language press of the early 20th century, which took an active role in promoting the idea of benevolence, is considered. In Russian Turkestan, for the indicated period, there was a peak in the growth of charitable activities among Muslim student youth.