🇰🇿 Kazakhstan in 1917–1920 Alash Orda and the Struggle for Autonomy: After the February Revolution of 1917 in the Russian Empire, the Kazakh intelligentsia, led by Alikhan Bukeikhanov, founded the Alash movement. In December 1917, the Alash Autonomy was proclaimed with a provisional government — Alash Orda. The goal was to create a democratic, autonomous Kazakh state within a federative Russia. However, the Civil War and the rise of the Bolsheviks to power crushed these efforts. By 1920, Alash Orda was dissolved, and Kazakhstan became part of Soviet rule. Kazakhstan in 1930–1933 Famine (Asharshylyk): During this period, Stalin's policy of collectivization was implemented, aimed at destroying private farming and forcibly uniting peasants into collective farms. This led to a catastrophic famine. Nomadic Kazakhs suffered especially, as their livestock was confiscated and they were forcibly settled. According to various estimates, between 1.3 to 2 million people died, and many emigrated to China, Afghanistan, and Iran. It was a genocide-like event, causing a demographic disaster: Kazakhs became a minority in their own land. Kazakhstan in 1939–1945 (World War II): The Rear and the Front: Kazakhstan became a crucial rear base for the USSR. Hundreds of factories, scientists, children, and cultural figures were evacuated there. Over 1.2 million Kazakhstani citizens went to the front lines — nearly half of them never returned. Heroes from Kazakhstan include Aliya Moldagulova, Baurzhan Momyshuly, Malik Gabdullin, Ivan Panfilov, and others. Kazakhstani people made a huge contribution to the victory — both as soldiers and as laborers who worked tirelessly under harsh conditions. Kazakhstan in 1952–1990 The Late Soviet Period: 1950s: The Virgin Lands Campaign (starting in 1954) led by Khrushchev — a massive effort to develop the steppe for agriculture. There was significant migration of Russians and other ethnic groups, changing the demographic makeup (Kazakhs became a smaller percentage of the population). 1960s–1980s: Kazakhstan became an important industrial region: coal, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, and nuclear testing (Semipalatinsk Test Site). The Baikonur Cosmodrome (1955) became a symbol of scientific progress and the launch site of Yuri Gagarin's first spaceflight. Social Issues: Environmental disasters (e.g., Aral Sea shrinking, radiation exposure). National identity was suppressed, but cultural traditions and the Kazakh language were preserved by the people. 1986: Zheltoksan (December uprising of Kazakh youth in Almaty against the appointment of a Russian leader, Gennady Kolbin). This became one of the first open protests in the USSR and a symbol of the awakening of the Kazakh nation. the pond of tears keep streaming down!!!! I love this song #countryhumans #kazakhstan #countryhumanskazakhstan #kazakhstancountryhumans #alash #alashhorde #alashorda #countryhumansalashhorde #alashautonomy #kssr #kazakhstan🇰🇿 #sinkingtown #angst - @pierpl777