To the Question of Illegal Actions of Some County Officials of the Steppe Regions on the Territory of Modern Kazakhstan (second half of the XIX – early XX centuries)
К вопросу о незаконных действиях некоторых уездных чиновников степных областей на территории современного Казахстана (вторая половина XIX – начало XX в.)
Sadvokassova Z.T. Akhmetzhanova A.T. Mukanova G.K. Beisembayeva A.R.
1 June 2025Cherkas Global University Press
Bylye Gody
2025#20Issue 2740 - 750 pp.
After the liquidation of the khans power in Kazakhstan by the reforms of 1822 and 1824, the national aristocracy, represented by the Chinggisids, was removed from governance. The nomadic territory was divided into administrative units, headed mostly by individuals who had little understanding of the people they were supposed to govern. In the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century, the colonial administration of the steppe regions of Kazakhstan consisted of Russian officials. Based on documentary materials, the article reveals the unscrupulous behavior of the officials in the district administrations of the Akmola region within the Governor-Generalship of the Steppes. Abuses committed by district officials were often directly related to their pursuit of personal enrichment. They particularly profited during the elections of volost managers, when opposing parties sought to garner as many votes as possible. District chiefs, often at the expense of the laws of the Russian Empire, frequently overlooked many violations, sometimes facilitated them, and even took direct part in them. Bribery among other officials was also common. Suppressing the illegal acts of officials in this remote region far from the center was challenging. Higher authorities not only failed to stop these acts but sometimes even tried to justify them. Feeling impunity, colonial officials increasingly violated the laws. To be fair, the policies and unethical activities of the officials were also reflected in the periodicals of the Russian Empire, provoking public condemnation. The discontent of the indigenous population and their complaints against local administration representatives did not always receive an adequate response from high-ranking tsarist officials. Copyright
bribery , chiefs , clerks , discontent , district , governor , Kazakhs , officials , oppression , violations
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Ch. Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology, Kazakhstan
International Engineering Technological University, Kazakhstan
Ch. Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology
International Engineering Technological University
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