FLAME BURNING ETERNALLY (Английский)

On February 9, 2011 B. I. Rakisheva, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Director of the ICSR CESSI-Kazakhstan, Programs Director of the Institute for Social and Political Research, acting associate professor of the Eurasian National L. Gumilyov University, presented the results of a scientific-research project on "Modern interpretation of Alash Orda philosophy among the Kazakh Diaspora: situation, assessment, lessons (socio-historical analysis)". The presentation took place within a session of the Scientific-Advisory Council of the People's Assembly of Kazakhstan with the participation of the University faculty, renowned scientists and public figures. This project of the People's Assembly of Kazakhstan was implemented under the patronage of SamrukKazyna National Welfare Fund and the Fund of the Kazakhstan People's Assembly PF. The project aims at studying the modern interpretation of the phenomenon of Alash Orda among the Kazakhs living abroad. Alash, as an idea of independence, became one of the major factors of preservation of approximately 5 mln Kazakhs living in 45 countries of the world to date. Within the project an expedition to Urumqi and to the local Kazakh villages was organized. The expedition allowed personally observing the lifestyle of the Kazakhs' nomadic culture. In Istanbul, Turkey, the members of the expedition found the witnesses and descendants of those Kazakhs who remember still the dzhut (massive loss in livestock) of 1930 year of the XX century. These Kazakhs immigrated to Turkey from Afghanistan. In Paris, Nogent, two houses where M. Shokay with his spouse had lived were found. In Berlin a grave of M. Shokay was found. According to the workers of a local Turkish mosque this place has become a place of pilgrimage for the Kazakhs from every corner of the world. The Turkestan Legion composed of the soldiers imprisoned by the fascists and its formation history is one of the pages of the Great Patriotic War. Their destiny was tragic and complicated. The film shows the place where these people were buried. During the survey we were consulted by the renowned researchers of Alash Orda phenomenon. Some of them kindly agreed to participate in the film. We would like to thank Professor Uyama Tomohiko, Slavic Research Centre of the Hokkaido University, Myrzhakyp Dulatov's heritage researcher and Professor Musa Taşdelen of the Sakarya University in Istanbul, Turkey. Within the research a number of in-depth interviews with the representatives of the Kazakh Diaspora, Kazakhstani and foreign experts was conducted. Scientists coming from the Kazakh Diaspora, namely, Prof. Shadman Akhmetuly (Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, PRC); Prof. Murat Heiniyat, Deputy Director of the Institute for Religious Studies, PhD; Prof. Yassin Kumaruly, Editor-in-Chief of a research journal of the Xinjiang Academy of Sciences; Prof. Kayyum Kesici (Munich, Germany) and Prof. Abdulvahap Kara (Istanbul, Turkey) rendered great assistance in preparing the research. The results of the research were presented in a documentary film "Sonbesin Ot Alauy". The film shows rare episodes from past and present of Kazakhstan's history. The authors' team would like to thank Vice Rector of the L. Gumilyov ENU, well-known researcher of Alash Orda Dikhan Kamzabekuly for the archival materials provided within the preparatory work.