Today in history

In 1931, the first issue of the local newspaper "Bolshevikskaya kochegarka" (modern "Industrial Karaganda") was released

In 1883, the Semipalatinsk Museum of local history and a public library were founded

In 1991, the Agency for Space Research and State Committee on Land and Land Development were formed

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In 1925 the first professional Kazakh national theatre was established in Kyzylorda