This day in history

In 1909 the Tsarist Government adopted the "Instruction on the colonization of Akmola, Semipalatinsk, Torgay and Ural Provinces and on establishment of rules for using national land reserves with the aim of other national requirements"

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The 81st anniversary of the Kazakh State Philharmonic Society

On January 14, 1935 the Kazakh State Philharmonic Society was established by the Resolution of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Kazakh SSR. In 1938 it was named after Zhambyl, inspirer of Kazakh musicians and poets. Akhmet Zhubanov was the first artistic director of the Philharmonic Society. He was a famous figure of musical culture closely connected to the organization and development of professional music of written tradition in Kazakhstan.