Interactive Archive of Germans in Kazakhstan

You are on the website of the Interactive Archive of Germans in Kazakhstan, where materials from state and family archives on the history and culture of Germans in Kazakhstan are collected and presented.

Interactive Archive of Germans in Kazakhstan

Schneider M.K. – Head of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section at the Pushkin State Library of Kazakhstan, Almaty, July 28, 1951. Photo by: KazTAG. State Archive of the Central State Historical and Documentary Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 2-30126.

About the Archive

In studying the past, we turn to various sources, including archival documents, which silently preserve information about past events, phenomena, facts, and names.

But are they truly silent? Through the meticulous collection, research, and preservation of archival information on various topics of the history and culture of Germans in Kazakhstan, we have seen that archival materials can often loudly "speak" about the issues of the past.

This makes the reference to documentary history all the more valuable today in the search for answers to many pressing questions and challenges of the present.

Database

From 2022 to 2024, the project team carried out extensive work in the state archives of the Republic of Kazakhstan, collecting materials from the family archives of Kazakhstani Germans. The collected set of materials was digitized and systematized into the presented sections.

History and Culture

Through the website, you will have the opportunity to explore various topics related to the history and culture of Germans in Kazakhstan. Please note that the website features electronic copies of archival documents.

Archive Inquiries

The website does not provide archival certificates. For archival certificates, you should contact the departmental and state archival institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Thematic sections

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Germans in Kazakhstan until 1940.

Deportation

Labor Army

Life in the conditions of special settlements. 1941 – mid-1950s

Germans in Kazakhstan in the second half of the 20th century

Issues of rehabilitation of citizens of German nationality in Kazakhstan. Mid-1950s – present.

The history of self-organization of Germans in Kazakhstan. Late 20th – early 21st centuries.

Germans who contributed to the development of Kazakhstan.

Boos E. G. – Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, Head of the Elementary Particle Laboratory at the Institute of High Energy Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, Almaty, 1985. Photo by: Schmitt. KazTAG. CGA KFDZ RK No. 3-26758.

Research

The pages of the history of ethnic Germans in Kazakhstan are filled with various events, but despite all the challenges faced, the German people have survived as an ethnic group and have taken a worthy place in the multinational family of Kazakhstan. What are the prospects for studying the history of Germans in Kazakhstan in the modern period? In which archives of Kazakhstan can one study the history and culture of Germans in Kazakhstan today? These and many other questions are addressed in this section.

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V. A. Eifert. In the Calf Barn. Reference to Karaganda. 1942–1943. Karaganda Regional Museum of Fine Arts.

Database

Lists of Forcefully Deported Germans to the Kazakh SSR.

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General family photo of the Niederer family. Stalingrad, 1926. Niederer family archive.

Family archive

A family archive is a repository of memories and stories passed down from generation to generation. It includes documents, photographs, and letters, helping to preserve the memory of ancestors. By collecting materials, you strengthen the bonds between generations and allow future generations to learn about their history.

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