«Bow to History»: online interview

On March 17, 2021, the head of the Department of Political Science and Socio-Philosophical Disciplines of the Institute of History and Law, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Zhomart Simtikov gave an online interview on the topic «Bow to History» at the invitation of the library-branch No. 33 under the centralized library system of Almaty. During the conversation, the issues of teaching the history of Kazakhstan in schools were touched upon. Stressing the need to revise Kazakhstan`s history textbooks and the urgency of the process, Simtikov suggested reviving such a notion as the «Kazakh renaissance».

«There is reason to believe that under the Soviet government, the subject of the History of Kazakhstan was not properly taught in schools» the professor stated. According to him, the discipline was presented to schools as a very subtle textbook for extracurricular reading. The renowned scholar and educator stressed that the history of the Great Steppe should be studied with more respect than increased the interest of the audience.