Kazakhstan has completed the main scientific stage of preparing a new seven-volume academic edition titled "History of Kazakhstan from Ancient Times to the Present Day." Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek announced this on his Telegram channel, reports the website infohub.kz.
According to the minister, the editorial board has already approved the final manuscript of all seven volumes. "Today a truly historic event occurred — we have completed the main scientific and methodological phase of preparing the seven-volume academic edition 'History of Kazakhstan from Ancient Times to the Present Day' and approved the final manuscript of all seven volumes. Ahead lies extensive editorial work: literary editing, style unification, preparation of maps and illustrations, translation, and layout. But today we can confidently say that the main scientific stage is finished," Nurbek wrote.
The minister recalled that work on the new academic edition began in 2021 at the direction of the president. More than 350 scholars participated in the project, including 56 foreign researchers from 12 countries. The authors studied materials from Kazakh and foreign archives and museums, introducing previously unknown documents into scholarly circulation, particularly from archives in China and the Vatican.
Nurbek also noted that, for the first time, the entire history of Kazakhstan from ancient times to the present has been compiled in a single academic edition. Previously, President Qasym-Jomart Toqaev had tasked "rewriting" the history of Kazakhstan.