Abstract:
One of the most important priorities in the formation and development of multinational
Kazakhstan as an independent and competitive state was the promotion of the idea of interethnic
harmony and stability in the young state. The first President – Elbasy N.A. Nazarbayev has
repeatedly emphasized that harmony in society, unity of the people and stability are the main assets
that form the basis of Kazakhstan’s statehood. Kazakhstan, being a unique example of interethnic
harmony, peace and stability in the Central Asian region and the world space, has managed to
attract the attention of public and state figures, scientists from many foreign countries with its
achievements in the field of interethnic relations. This is evidenced by various articles and works
of many well-known foreign figures who draw attention to the Kazakhstani model of interethnic
harmony, rightly called the model of Nursultan Nazarbayev.
In this article, the authors tried to find key arguments in favor of the methodological merits
of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – N. Nazarbayev’s Kazakhtani model of
interethnic harmony and civil unity. Gives the author’s definition and concept of «identity». The
authors assigns a special role to the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, as the most important
institution for instilling Kazakh patriotism among our youth. The authors concludes: «the
civilizational choice made by Kazakhstan in favor of preserving cultural diversity turned out to
be deeply thought out». He draws an interesting analogy between the concepts of «identity» and
the concept of «civilization».
Another advantage of this article is the assertion of its author about the indisputable role of N.
Nazarbayev’s programmatic article – «Course towards the future: modernization of Kazakhstan’s
identity». Today, according to him, the modernization of the consciousness of Kazakhstan
is the formation of a modern perception of the world is the most important task. Without the
implementation of this presidential task, it is impossible to carry out economic reforms, political
modernization and, of course, it is impossible to create the foundations of Kazakhstani identity.
