Reflection in the documents of the “special folders” of reception and accommodation of the peoples resettled in Kazakhstan (1937-1954)

Abstract

The article provides a description of the history of the forced resettlement of peoples to Kazakhstan, and provides an overview of the historiography of the economic, cultural and social life of special settlers during the period of deportation. The author examines the problems of arrangement of special settlers by local executive bodies, enrolling children in schools and their involvement in the educational process, and also analyzes the content of the resolutions adopted by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan jointly with the Council of People’s Commissars in order to implement them.