The role of the family institution in the formation of the historical knowledge of the younger generation

Abstract

The authors of the article focus on the analysis of the role of the family institution in the formation of the historical knowledge of the younger generation. The article points out the important unifying principle of genealogy as a science about the origin of the family and tribe, contributing to the strengthening of family values and traditions, preservation of continuity of generations. In turn, the study and popularization of the family’s and tribe’s heritage are important for preserving the national memory of the people, which reflects the fate and participation of ancestors in state events, for maintaining communication between the family and the collective historical memory.The study of the biography of their ancestors, where a person becomes a mediator between the past and the future and reproduces the microhistory of his small homeland, stimulates interest in history and fosters sense of patriotism. The article notes the peculiarity of the Kazakh genealogical culture, represented by the practice of drafting shezhire, knowledge of their own bloodline - jetyata, which lies in its philosophical and spiritual content, oral fixation in people's memory. There is a great potential of genealogical (family) tourism for the development of the historical knowledge of the young generation as one of the  tools for preserving the tribal memory associated with sacred places.