THE EXPERIENCE OF PREPARING AND PUBLISHING THE VOLUME “KAZAKHS” OF THE ACADEMIC SERIES “PEOPLES AND CULTURES”. THE METHODOLOGY AND THE INFORMATION FIELD OF THE PROJECT

The volume "Kazakhs" is published in the series "Peoples and Cultures" of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Its history began in 1989.The academic multi-volume series “Narody i Cultury” ("Peoples and Cultures") covers most of the peoples living on the territory of the CIS countries. One third of the volumes are devoted to the culture of the of the Turkic world peoples.  The collective monographs are a comprehensive research description of the ethnic culture of peoples in its historical and modern forms. The information about the habitat, the ethnopolitical history of peoples, the dynamics of population, the development of economic activity, socio-normative and professional culture, the calendar and other vital customs and rituals are designed to expand the humanitarian knowledge about peoples and promote a tolerant perception of interethnic relations. A detailed conceptual description of the role of various states and ethnic self-determination in different time epochs makes it possible to show the identity (at the same time diversity) and historical unity of the described specific peoples with the surrounding ethnic communities of the CIS states.The volume "Kazakhs" is based on the methodology developed during the preparation of the series "Peoples and Cultures" and the strong ties between the scientific centers of Russia and Kazakhstan.The publication reflects the modern level of Kazakh studies and indicates the prospects of national integration in the field of humanities.