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The first Russian anthropologist, founder of the anthropological school in Kazakhstan – Orazak Smagulov

Monday, 02 June 2025
The first Russian anthropologist, founder of the anthropological school in Kazakhstan – Orazak Smagulov
On June 4, 2025, the tour guide of the department of sightseeing and cultural and educational work of the Kostanay Regional Museum of Local Lore, T.Z. Mukhanbetkali, in the section "Konenin kozi" of the Omir Agymy program of the Alau TV channel, told about the life and scientific activities of the first Kazakh anthropologist, founder of the anthropological school in our country, Doctor of historical sciences, professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, laureate of the Ch. Valikhanov Orazak Smagulov. During the program, the scientist's contribution to the study of the historical and biological appearance of the Kazakh people, the importance of his scientific expeditions and anthropological research were discussed. The viewers of the Alau TV channel were also presented with unique photographic documents and materials related to Orazak Smagulov, stored in the collections of the Kostanay Regional Museum of Local Lore.