If a nation does not know its history, if the country loses its history, then its citizens have nowhere to go.
Mirzhakyp Dulatuly

Today in history

In 1937 Balkhash obtained the status of the city

In 1930 by the decision of Joint State Political Directorate (JSPD) more than 20 members of Alash movement were repressed

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In 2006 the second Congress of World and Traditional Religions was held in Astana

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In 2006 the second Congress of World and Traditional Religions was held in Astana - e-history.kz
On September 12-13, 2006 the second Congress of World and Traditional Religions was held in Astana chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nazarbayev N.A. The event was attended by 25 religios liders (including 7 representatives of Islam, 7 — of Christianity, 4 represantatives Buddhism, 2 — of Judaism and one representative of each Shinto, Taoism, Hinduism and leaders of two international religious organizations) and 14 esteemed guests from 26 countries of Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Middle East. The total number of participants was more than 160 people. For the first time Astana was visited by the delegations of Libya,Thailand, Armenia, South Korea and heads of other international organizations from the USA and Switzerland.