The Founder of Kazakh Autonomy as Seen by a Modern Russian Author

This article analyses a monograph on the political biography of Alikhan Bukeikhanov, an outstanding researcher and public figure Kazakhstan, written by Russian author. The undeniable achievements Kazakh historiography consist in introduction to academic use significant volume sources about life activities participants Alash movement their fate Soviet state. Documents literature A. Bukeikhanov occupy place among them. book V. I. Kozodoy assesses some misconceptions unsubstantiated assertions entrenched concerning terminological inaccuracies episodes character’s life. At same time, contains hypotheses assumptions which are not substantiated. Meanwhile, reviewer’s opinion, they become basis for making fundamental conclusions revising predecessors’ assessments. While selectively addresses studies historians, conceptually, his is based historiography. Following it, he portrays Bukeykhanov as founder modern democratic independent compares him M. Kemal (Ataturk), characterizes revolutionary process civil war Kazakhs’ struggle independence. analysis makes it possible estimate Kozodoy’s so much scholarly project but important part nation-building mythology Kazakhstan.