FAMINE IN KAZAKHSTAN AND “KAZAKH REFUGEES”

Abstract

At the end of the XX – beginning of the XXI centuries, an active study of the policy of Stalinism and the problem of hunger in Kazakhstan began, while in contrast to the 80-90 years, interest in the migration of Kazakhs in the aftermath of famine, punitive actions of the state and various violent actions of the authorities during the period of political repression in 1916-1930 increased. The proposed article is devoted to the migration of Kazakhs, based on the analysis of archival documents and research, which, in our opinion, fill in the existing gaps. Therefore, we consider addressing this multidimensional problem in the field of national history to be a timely and relevant scientific problem. In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev dated November 24, 2020 №. 456, the decree “On the State Commission for the full rehabilitation of victims of political repression” was signed. In accordance with this, members of the State Commission at the republican, regional and city levels within the framework of the designated research topic are successfully working to identify victims of Soviet policy, declassify documents, publish collections of documents based on the collected materials. The topic of our 4th group of the State Commission for Atyrau region is the study of punitive actions of the state and various violent actions of the authorities during the period of political repression in 1916-1930, is the preparation and submission of proposals for the rehabilitation of Kazakh refugees forced to leave Kazakhstan during political campaigns and famine, forced refugees that took place after the national liberation uprising of 1916. XX century, due to forced collectivization, confessional politics and famine of the 20-30s, the problems of internal migration within the country, as well as to neighboring, border states and abroad (Iran, Turkey, Mongolia, the Russian Federation).