Qazaq (Journal)
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Qazaq was a Kazakh
language journal started by Akhmet Baytursinuli (editor in chief), Alikhan Bokeikhanov
and Mirjaqip Dulatuli
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Qazaq was published from 1913 until March, 1918,, when it was shut down by the Soviet government. Influenced by other Jadid journals, Qazaq was considered to be a medium promoting the emerging Kazakh nationalism against Tsarist imperial policies. Qazaq published articles on the Kazakh culture, colonization of lands by Russian settlers, taxation issues, educational issues, pros and cons of Kazakh nomadic life and ongoing settlements etc. The founders of Qazaq newspaper wanted to introduce western style reforms to the Kazakh lands as a first step in the gradual progress of Kazakh people towards autonomy and independence.
Influenced by Western scientific and cultural achievements, contributors to the Qazaq newspaper wanted to introduce similar reforms to the nomadic Kazakhs. They thought nomadic life style is backward, and Kazakhs should sedenterize in order to resist Russian imperial policies, which were dislocating nomadic life style. Despite the fact that, Soviet historians considered Qazaq as conservative, in fact, the journal was had a strong reformist, progressive agenda. Both the Qazaq and Ay Qap
were in favour of sedenterization, literacy, and westernization.
Those who favoured more western style reforms contributed to Qazaq, while those who favoured middle eastern cultures as a model, published Ay Qap
at about the same time. Both journals wanted to realize autonomy and independence for Kazakhs, and they both envisioned reformation of Kazakh culture as a precondition for gradual realization of these goals.
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
language journal started by Akhmet Baytursinuli (editor in chief), Alikhan Bokeikhanov
Alikhan Bokeikhanov
Alikhan Nurmukhameduli Bokeikhanov was a Kazakh writer, political activist and environmental scientist. He is famous for advocating the idea that Kazakhs should learn Russian culture and simultaneously preserve Kazakh customs and law.Bokeikhanov's early education took place in a Russian-Kazakh...
and Mirjaqip Dulatuli
Mirjaqip Dulatuli
Mirjaqip Dulatuli Mirjaqip Dulatuli Mirjaqip Dulatuli (Kazakh: Міржақып Дулатұлы, Russian: Миржакып Дулатов (1885–1935) was a Kazakh poet, writer and one of leaders of Kazakh nationalist Alash Orda government. He also is known to have used the pen names Madiyar and Arghyn...
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Qazaq was published from 1913 until March, 1918,, when it was shut down by the Soviet government. Influenced by other Jadid journals, Qazaq was considered to be a medium promoting the emerging Kazakh nationalism against Tsarist imperial policies. Qazaq published articles on the Kazakh culture, colonization of lands by Russian settlers, taxation issues, educational issues, pros and cons of Kazakh nomadic life and ongoing settlements etc. The founders of Qazaq newspaper wanted to introduce western style reforms to the Kazakh lands as a first step in the gradual progress of Kazakh people towards autonomy and independence.
Influenced by Western scientific and cultural achievements, contributors to the Qazaq newspaper wanted to introduce similar reforms to the nomadic Kazakhs. They thought nomadic life style is backward, and Kazakhs should sedenterize in order to resist Russian imperial policies, which were dislocating nomadic life style. Despite the fact that, Soviet historians considered Qazaq as conservative, in fact, the journal was had a strong reformist, progressive agenda. Both the Qazaq and Ay Qap
Ay Qap
Ay Qap was a Kazakh journal of opinion and debate published in Troitsk from January 1911 until September 1915 under the editorship of Muxametžan Seralin...
were in favour of sedenterization, literacy, and westernization.
Those who favoured more western style reforms contributed to Qazaq, while those who favoured middle eastern cultures as a model, published Ay Qap
Ay Qap
Ay Qap was a Kazakh journal of opinion and debate published in Troitsk from January 1911 until September 1915 under the editorship of Muxametžan Seralin...
at about the same time. Both journals wanted to realize autonomy and independence for Kazakhs, and they both envisioned reformation of Kazakh culture as a precondition for gradual realization of these goals.