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 new types of passport and identity card were introduced in Kazakhstan

The new types of passport and identity card were introduced in Kazakhstan since January 1; they gradually replaced the old Soviet passports in a red cover.