The Culture of Interethnic Concord in Kazakhstan: Peculiarities of Formation and Development

This paper describes the historical development of interethnic concord in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and emphasizes the role of tolerance mentality of the Kazakh people in ethno-political policy of the country. Moreover, pointing out interethnic concord as a powerful stabilizing factor, it analyses the specifics of interethnic policy in multinational Kazakh society. It summarizes that the culture of interethnic concord can be a model of ethno- political policy of Kazakhstan.

Authors:

• Zh. Tolen
• A. Kadyralyeva
• A. Alimzhanova
• G. Aldambergenova
• K. Arymbayeva
• A. Zhiyenbekova

Keywords:

• Interethnic relations
• the culture of interethnic concord
• multiculturalism
• tolerance
• stability in society.

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