Belarus – Kazakhstan: opportunities for university cooperation of historians (To the anniversary of the academician of the Academy of History and Social Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Doctor of History (DHis), Full Professor Tlegen Sadykovich Sadykov)

Chronicle of scientific life. Personalities.

Abstract

The article is devoted to study the experience of international cooperation of historical faculties between Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank and L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Much credit in establishing friendly relations between structural subdivisions of the universities goes to the Academician T.S. Sadykov, a distinguished member of the Academy of History and Social Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a Professor and a Doctor of Historical Sciences. His life and work are not just an example to follow but also a moral guide for the future generation. The objective of the work is studying the potential of developing bilateral Belarusian-Kazakh relations of university historians. The materials of the study are presented by the documents from the authors’ personal archives. The authors come to a conclusion that friendly and constructive Belarusian-Kazakh relations, thanks to balanced national policy and international dialogue conducted by Belarusian and Kazakh governments, should continue being among the promising areas of international cooperation of the two countries. This is especially relevant for the systems of higher historical education of the two countries.