Central State Museum of Kazakhstan: Revisiting the Orenburg Period, 1831–1929
Introduction. The creation of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan located in Almaty (the former national capital) had been prepared by the entire course of museum construction in Orenburg. Chronologically, the process covers almost a century (1831–1929) hereafter referred to as th...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр
2022-10-01
|
| Series: | Oriental Studies |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3793 |
| _version_ | 1811255528126414848 |
|---|---|
| author | Ainur Sh. Yermekbayeva Nursan A. Alimbay Bolat K. Smagulov |
| author_facet | Ainur Sh. Yermekbayeva Nursan A. Alimbay Bolat K. Smagulov |
| author_sort | Ainur Sh. Yermekbayeva |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Introduction. The creation of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan located in Almaty (the former national capital) had been prepared by the entire course of museum construction in Orenburg. Chronologically, the process covers almost a century (1831–1929) hereafter referred to as the ‘Orenburg period’. The latter did play a prominent role in the history of the Central Museum. As is known, the city of Orenburg was the capital of the Kirghiz (Kazakh) Autonomous Republic as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1920–1925. Goals. The article aims to study original features and trends to have influenced the shaping and development of Orenburg’s museum network as a complex of conditions and factors that had impacts on the formation of the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan. Materials and methods. The article primarily analyzes archival sources, official acts by the People’s Commissariat for Education of the Kirghiz (Kazakh) ASSR — the authority that was to supervise museum affairs in the Republic. The employed methods — contextual, discursive, value orientations ones and others — constitute an interdependent and complementary unity that makes it possible to realistically represent the whole formation process experienced by the main museum of the Republic. Results. It was the Orenburg period that witnessed the laying of organizational foundations for the future Central Museum, accumulated essential scientific/methodological experiences and human resources that proved of utmost importance, especially at the initial stage of its functioning. The Orenburg period began in 1831 when by order of the Orenburg Governor P. P. Suchtelen a ‘museum’ was opened at the Neplyuev Military School. Conclusions. In the prerevolutionary era and the first decade of Soviet power, there was virtually no roadmap (principles, forms, tasks of museums, etc.) for museum construction in Kazakhstan. That resulted in the unsystematic and somewhat spontaneous nature of the then efforts aimed at organizing the museum network. Nevertheless, it was during the Orenburg period that certain experiences of organizing museum works were obtained, the latter to become most useful when it came to create the Central Museum proper. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T17:25:15Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-45060e6695cc436095849e63cf077a79 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2619-0990 2619-1008 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T17:25:15Z |
| publishDate | 2022-10-01 |
| publisher | Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Oriental Studies |
| spelling | doaj.art-45060e6695cc436095849e63cf077a792022-12-22T03:23:19ZengРоссийской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центрOriental Studies2619-09902619-10082022-10-01153436450http://doi.org/10.22162/2619-0990-2022-60-3-436-450Central State Museum of Kazakhstan: Revisiting the Orenburg Period, 1831–1929Ainur Sh. Yermekbayeva0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9050-1746Nursan A. Alimbay1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6122-8741Bolat K. Smagulov2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7323-0515Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityValikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan Introduction. The creation of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan located in Almaty (the former national capital) had been prepared by the entire course of museum construction in Orenburg. Chronologically, the process covers almost a century (1831–1929) hereafter referred to as the ‘Orenburg period’. The latter did play a prominent role in the history of the Central Museum. As is known, the city of Orenburg was the capital of the Kirghiz (Kazakh) Autonomous Republic as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1920–1925. Goals. The article aims to study original features and trends to have influenced the shaping and development of Orenburg’s museum network as a complex of conditions and factors that had impacts on the formation of the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan. Materials and methods. The article primarily analyzes archival sources, official acts by the People’s Commissariat for Education of the Kirghiz (Kazakh) ASSR — the authority that was to supervise museum affairs in the Republic. The employed methods — contextual, discursive, value orientations ones and others — constitute an interdependent and complementary unity that makes it possible to realistically represent the whole formation process experienced by the main museum of the Republic. Results. It was the Orenburg period that witnessed the laying of organizational foundations for the future Central Museum, accumulated essential scientific/methodological experiences and human resources that proved of utmost importance, especially at the initial stage of its functioning. The Orenburg period began in 1831 when by order of the Orenburg Governor P. P. Suchtelen a ‘museum’ was opened at the Neplyuev Military School. Conclusions. In the prerevolutionary era and the first decade of Soviet power, there was virtually no roadmap (principles, forms, tasks of museums, etc.) for museum construction in Kazakhstan. That resulted in the unsystematic and somewhat spontaneous nature of the then efforts aimed at organizing the museum network. Nevertheless, it was during the Orenburg period that certain experiences of organizing museum works were obtained, the latter to become most useful when it came to create the Central Museum proper.https://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3793orenburg periodmuseummuseum of orenburg regioncentral regional museumcentral museummuseum collectionsmuseum networkartifactsmuseum construction |
| spellingShingle | Ainur Sh. Yermekbayeva Nursan A. Alimbay Bolat K. Smagulov Central State Museum of Kazakhstan: Revisiting the Orenburg Period, 1831–1929 Oriental Studies orenburg period museum museum of orenburg region central regional museum central museum museum collections museum network artifacts museum construction |
| title | Central State Museum of Kazakhstan: Revisiting the Orenburg Period, 1831–1929 |
| title_full | Central State Museum of Kazakhstan: Revisiting the Orenburg Period, 1831–1929 |
| title_fullStr | Central State Museum of Kazakhstan: Revisiting the Orenburg Period, 1831–1929 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Central State Museum of Kazakhstan: Revisiting the Orenburg Period, 1831–1929 |
| title_short | Central State Museum of Kazakhstan: Revisiting the Orenburg Period, 1831–1929 |
| title_sort | central state museum of kazakhstan revisiting the orenburg period 1831 1929 |
| topic | orenburg period museum museum of orenburg region central regional museum central museum museum collections museum network artifacts museum construction |
| url | https://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3793 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ainurshyermekbayeva centralstatemuseumofkazakhstanrevisitingtheorenburgperiod18311929 AT nursanaalimbay centralstatemuseumofkazakhstanrevisitingtheorenburgperiod18311929 AT bolatksmagulov centralstatemuseumofkazakhstanrevisitingtheorenburgperiod18311929 |