SOCIO-POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF TEL ZHAMANMURYNOV

Abstract

This research article is dedicated to analyzing the life, social, and political activities, as well as the contributions to the Kazakh nation, of statesman and public figure Tel Bukpanuly Zhamanmurinov. The main focus of the study is his struggle for national interests during the socio-political transformations that took place in Kazakhstan in the 1920s–1930s. Purpose and objectives of the research. The article examines T. Zhamanmurinov’s participation alongside the Alash leaders on the Western Front, his moral and spiritual support for Kazakh youths conscripted for hard labor at the front, his active involvement in public and political affairs following the February Bourgeois-Democratic Revolution, his role in the establishment of the Alash party, and his service within the Alash Autonomy. The paper also highlights his work during the Soviet period, when he held various positions in the People’s Commissariat of Agriculture, consistently defending the interests of the Kazakh people and demonstrating a clear and firm stance on land issues. Materials and methodology. The research is based on archival sources and academic studies, employing historical-analytical and comparative methods, as well as content and document analysis. These approaches made it possible to comprehensively examine T. Zhamanmurinov’s fight for national interests throughout his political career. Results. Throughout his public and political activities, T. Zhamanmurinov fought for the national cause and left behind a valuable intellectual and moral legacy, serving as an example and a source of inspiration for future generations. Conclusion. Zhamanmurinov’s efforts during the famine caused by Goloshchyokin’s collectivization, his work on resettling the starving population, providing aid, and his mission to Mongolia to help revive camel breeding in Kazakhstan all reflect the difficult socio-political situation of that time.
The fact that he was among the first to fall victim to the political repressions of 1937–1938, being unjustly accused and executed, reveals the tragic realities of the Soviet period.
T. Zhamanmurinov clearly understood that national independence was the key to progress for his people — and he ultimately sacrificed his life for that ideal.