VIEWS OF THE TURKESTAN GENERAL-GOVERNOR K.P. KAUFMAN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEVICE AND KAZAKH OFFICIALS

Аннотация

This article discusses the views of the Turkestan General Governor Konstantin Petrovich Kaufman about the administrative building in the region and the question of the Kazakh officials. Analyzing the views of General Kaufman’s various reports, essays and memoirs, the analysis of Kaufmann’s views on the importance of Russian schools in Kazakhs’ involvement in the work of the Kazakh Empire, the system of self-ruling amongst Kazakhs, the policy to give expensive gifts to non-Russian officials and their sum. The Governor-Governor’s attempts to change the lawsuit between Kazakhs were considered. In addition, Kauffman’s views on Kazakh officer Shokan Valikhanov, who was buried in the Zhetysu province in the Turkestan general-governorate territory, were determined.
The article also covered various views on the effectiveness of the administration of Kaufmann’s administration. The historical conclusions about the Governor-General of the Turkestan General’s Office and Khaufman’s activities were identified using the pre-revolutionary orgins, Soviet historiography, researches of native and foregn scholars.