Abstract—This paper deals with the cultural integration
trends in Kazakhstan and the role of nomadic culture in the
current development of the country. In the environment of
globalization and related to it integration process Kazakh
culture as a part of the world culture is currently considered to
be the distinctness of the country with its policy, socio-economic
system, moral, creative and artistic heritage and potential. The
paper illustrates empirical data of an opinion poll held by the
authors in different regions of Kazakhstan and abroad among
the locals and culture experts. The results of the research afford
conclusion that the time has come to use cultural potential of
Kazakhstan as a factor of modernization of the country not only
in its political and economic strengthening, but also in
preservation of cultural sovereignty and spiritual growth of the
people as the basis for formation of cultural identity and
national unity.
Index Terms—Integration, Kazakh culture, modernization,
nomadism.
The authors are with the Kazakh Research Institute of Culture under the
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Republic of
Kazakhstan (e-mail: ikpi.kz@mail.ru, g.narbekova@mail.ru,
arclion@mail.ru).
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Cite: Sadykova Galiya, Narbekova Gulnar, and Smagulova Zaure, " Cultural Integration of Kazakhstan: Challenges and
Opportunities," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 5, no. 9, pp. 779-782, 2015.