User:Aru Akimkhanova/Armenians in Kazakhstan

According to the 2009 census, the total number of Armenians in Kazakhstan is 13,776. Unofficially, the Armenians of Kazakhstan are 25-30 thousand people.

History
The resettlement of Armenians to Kazakhstan began in Soviet times and has 2 stages. The first is connected with the centralized direction of specialists for the most important construction of five-year plans. The second is the forced, repressive resettlement of Armenians from Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and other regions of the USSR. There were 2 waves of deportation – in the late 30s and 50s. The number of Armenians in Kazakhstan is 14,758 (1999).)

The number of Armenians in the East Kazakhstan region – 829 people the First public Association of Armenians in our Republic appeared in Alma-ATA in 1991. The Armenian Diaspora in Kazakhstan is an original part of the population that has preserved its language, customs and rituals, holidays, its national cuisine and musical culture. Especially loved national holidays were "Cingulum" (feast of flowers), "a Celebration of motherhood and beauty" (April 7), "Vartavar". Armenians are very sensitive to the day of commemoration of the victims of the Genocide (April 24) and the Day of remembrance of the victims of the earthquake (December 7).

Armenian community
It is difficult to imagine the ethnocultural history of the Armenian people without the history of the Diaspora, which is now more than half of its total number. Historically, the Armenian Diaspora was formed as a result of ethnic and religious persecution, and mass expulsion and forced resettlement from Armenia. This forced migration was caused by numerous wars that the people had to go through in ancient times, and especially in connection with the Arab conquest (VII century) and the invasions of the Seljuk Turks (XI century). Socio-economic and cultural factors also played a role in migration. In connection with the events in Transcaucasia, as well as with the devastating earthquake in the Republic (December 1988), the number of Armenians in different parts of the CIS increased significantly, mainly due to forced migrants, including refugees.

For historical, economic and political reasons, they migrated from their native lands to Central Asia. Many got to Turkestan as merchants, others — as prisoners. During totalitarianism Armenians were among the repressed peoples (1938-1949), forcibly displaced to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. This is evidenced by historical sources.

Modern life
Kazakhstan is a large multinational Republic, in its territory together with the Kazakhs under a peaceful sky, there live representatives more than 100 nationalities. Since independence, the sovereign country has sought to provide the necessary conditions for the realization of the interests of all ethnic groups. The chairmen of the Armenian communities of Almaty and Kostanay are permanent representatives in the Assembly of people of Kazakhstan, which acts as a consultative body under the President of the Republic and contributes to the development of ethnic identity of its peoples. The Armenian community is an inseparable part of the people of Kazakhstan with equal rights and duties.

The Diaspora currently numbers 20-25 thousand people. Nine of its national cultural centres are registered in major cities. The communities hold events dedicated to the events and memorable dates of the national history. Armenian Sunday schools operate in Almaty, Aktobe, Pavlodar and Kostanay. The largest community (3-3.5 thousand people) lives in Alma-ATA. She was given a plot of land for the construction of the Church. However, due to lack of funds, construction has not yet begun.

Today, Armenians living in the Republic work as fruitfully as their grandfathers and great-grandfathers. Among them there are large scientists and teachers, production workers and businessmen, workers of science and higher education, well-known representatives of culture and art. Some members of the community Shine in traditional areas, such as winemaking, as well as in banking and journalism. Three deputies of Armenian nationality were elected to the maslikhats of the Republic.

Despite the geographical distance from Armenia and the lack of direct air communication with it, many Armenians maintain close contacts with relatives and friends who remained in the homeland. At the official level, communications are carried out through the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Almaty — diplomatic relations between these countries were established on August 27, 1992.

In September 1999, Armenian President Robert Kocharian paid an official visit to Astana, where he met with representatives of the Diaspora. Later, on behalf of the President, the Armenian Ambassador presented the community of Almaty with national musical instruments, books, video and audio materials about the historical homeland.

On 9 February 2001, the Ambassador of Armenia to Kazakhstan, Mr. Eduard Khurshudyan, held a meeting with representatives of the Armenian communities of the Republic. The meeting discussed the opportunities to unite the efforts of the Armenian communities of the region in the preservation of national culture, language and traditions, as well as to strengthen ties with the historical homeland, and other problems were solved. Representatives of the communities shared information about the national and cultural life of the Armenians, noted certain difficulties with teaching the Armenian language in the Sunday national schools: there are not enough books, manuals in the native language. The community is sincerely grateful to all who help it.

At the meeting, it was decided to hold such meetings regularly, to establish a joint information and analytical center, to exchange information on the situation in Armenia, in the region, etc. in Addition, the main events were agreed to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity by Armenia as a state religion. In connection with this date, it is planned to organize photo exhibitions and exhibitions of drawings about Armenia, plant trees, publish documentary materials about Li. The Mirzoyan, to organize concerts and theatrical performances of creative groups, to open and consecrate the cross at Alma-ATA and Astana.

Having gone through incredible difficulties and hardships, the Armenian people, at the cost of the lives of their sons and daughters, survived, revived and enters the XXI century, looking to the future, genetically and spiritually enriched with a difficult and rich heritage of historical memory.

Citizens of Armenian origin live and work successfully in Kazakhstan. They play an important role in the life of the state and make a worthy contribution to its development and prosperity. Their role in this process is indispensable.

Conflicts
December 31, 2018 in the restaurant Ancient Rome of Karaganda owned by the Armenians was the murder of a Kazakh guy during a fight. This murder caused a wide resonance was the cause of the assault by a group of Kazakhs January 2, 2019 of the restaurant, as well as the rally of 200-300 representatives of the Kazakh nationality near the DIA of the Karaganda region demanding the just punishment of the murderer and transparent investigation.