Destinies of the Russian Language in Kazakhstan
Reconsidering Tools and Goals of Russia's “Soft Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6132881 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Igor S Savin (0000-0001-6812-7014), Igor Savin (0000-0002-9469-0510) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 119 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vostok Afro-Aziatskie obshchestva istoriia i sovremennost (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0869-1908 • E-ISSN: 2713-0401 |
| Publisher | Institute of Oriental Studies Russian Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31857/s086919080011739-9 |
| OpenAlex | W3094918505 |
| Language | EN |
The article explores the present role and future of the Russian language in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It contrasts state language policies and the views of ordinary Kazakhstani citizens, recorded mainly in interviews (including expert ones) and focus-group discussions with students of various Almaty universities conducted in 2016 and 2017. Attention is focused on the views of Kazakh students, members of the so called "Nazarbayev generation" because from their ranks future elites will be recruited
Epistemology · Focus group · Kazakh · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Russian language · Sociology · Soft power · The Republic · Anthropology · Central Asia Education and Culture · Computer Science · Global Political and Economic Relations · Law · Soviet and Russian History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |