The famine of 1932-1933 in Kazakhstan: phenomenon of mythologizing the history as part of the global information war
In the article the author describes a part of the all-Union famine caused by collectivization, the increase by the central authorities of the USSR of the plan for the procurement of foodstuffs, the confiscation of cattle from the Kazakhs and the accelerated course for transition of nomads to sedentary forms of economy. The author removes the tag "genocide" from the famine of 1930-ies in Kazakhstan and considers who was really guilty in this tragedy and who was affected. The author also analyzes who benefits from the development of the topic in politics nowadays and development of nationalist ideas among Kazakhs developing on the basis of hatred for Russia. The article presents different points of view among the ruling elite of Kazakhstan and their estimate is given.