аннотация
The author introduces readers to the history and ethnography of the Kazakh people. The initial sections detail the formation of Kazakhstan as a state, providing information about the annexation of the Kazakh zhuzes to Russia and the establishment of the Bukeyev Khanate. Of particular interest are the data on the tribal and clan structure, religious beliefs, as well as the military, trade, and pastoral activities of the Kazakh nomadic society.