Abstract

The historical memory of the Kazakhs, recorded in the historical legends, does not correlate with the modern representation of the medieval history of the Kazakhs. If the traditional historical memory is dominated by the notions of direct continuity between the Kazakhs and the Golden Horde, the scientific representation denies it. As a result of the predominance of such views in historical science, a myth about the absence of historical connection of the Kazakhs with a significant part of their modern ethnic territory is enshrined in the mass consciousness.

Highlights

  • The problems of medieval history of Kazakhstan in recent decades have become the focus of public attention

  • Constructivist views on the SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION «INTERCONF» | No 75 formation of identity, which have become widespread in recent decades, lead to active attempts to form new options for the construction of historical memory for political purposes, as a way to legitimize political situations and decisions

  • Of particular interest are the questions of the relationship between historical memory and the representation of history in modern historiography

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Introduction

The problems of medieval history of Kazakhstan in recent decades have become the focus of public attention. The problem of political and ethnic continuity between the Kazakhs and the Golden Horde (Ulug Ulus) and the direct link of modern Turkic-speaking peoples inhabiting the region with the Great Ulus has long been the subject of close attention of researchers.

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