The Image of Kazakh Officials in the Semirechensk Oblast: Materials from Oral Folklore versus Archival Data

• In Event: Social History of the Kazakh Steppe in the 19th - Early 20th Centuries as a Factor in the Formation of Historical Memory

Abstract

This paper examines the portrayal of Kazakh officials in the Semirechensk oblast during the 19th century, comparing archival records with representations in oral folklore. While official documents often depict these officials negatively, oral traditions sometimes offer contrasting perspectives

Author

• Miras Abdrakhim, Zhetysu U (Kazakhstan)