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 1990 N. Nazarbayev was elected as the President of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

Today is the birthday of Halel Dosmukhamedov

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In 1940 the Institute of Geological Research, now named after academician Kanysh Satpayev was formed

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In 1940 the Institute of Geological Research, now named after academician Kanysh Satpayev was formed - e-history.kz
The Institute of Geological Sciences named after K. Satpaev MES of Kazakhstan was established in 1940. Founder and first director was Academician Kanysh Satpayev. Today the Institute is a leading geological research center in Kazakhstan. The activity of the institute is to conduct fundamental and applied research.