The significance of the works of the Alash intelligentsia in the historiography of home history

Abstract

This article identifies the role and place of the spiritual and scientific heritage of the Alash intelligentsia in the national historiography, analyzes the theoretical and methodological significance of the works of the Alash intelligentsia. Today, systematic measures are being taken to implement a program to modernize the historical consciousness of society. We'll be able to objectively and fully learn our history and to instill the love of our modern generation for our homeland only by studying the lessons of the past and the rich experience accumulated by our people over the history since only through history we can cultivate respect for our country. We can appreciate the value of the independence gained at the end of the last century only on the basis of studying the past history of our country. The Kazakh intelligentsia of the late XIX — early XX centuries occupied a special place in the national liberation movement of the Kazakh people, spanning several centuries. The beginning of the XX century was the time of the emergence of iconic personalities, diversified, with encyclopedic knowledge and able to foresee the future. Responsibility to their people, love for the homeland, lofty goals set by the representatives of the Kazakh intelligentsia of the early XX century are an example for the modern generation. Intellectual leaders of Alash did not support the harsh revolutionary methods of struggle. On the contrary, they considered it possible to change the centuries-old history of the development of the Kazakh society through evolutionary reorganization, primarily through knowledge, using the experience of the advanced countries of the world. The main goal was seen in the preservation of the Kazakh statehood. At the same time, they stood at the origins of the formation of democracy and educational system. With the establishment of Soviet power, Alash leaders were accused of nationalism and subjected to repression. A ban on the study of their spiritual heritage was also imposed. After gaining independence the names of the Alash intelligentsia who had been forgotten for many years began to return to our history. This has become one of the powerful impetus for the revival of the national identity of the Kazakh people and for their spiritual revival. Therefore, we can say that the study of the historical heritage of the Alash intelligentsia in the framework of the implementation of the state program «Ruhani Zhangyru» is an urgent problem. At the same time, an analysis of the significance for the present of the problems raised by the Alash leaders in their work at the beginning of the XX century, their historical continuity for modern Kazakhstani society is also one of the important tasks of this article.