The Scientific Center «History and Ethnology» of the M.Auezov UCRU announces the release of the ivth quarterly issue 4 (28) 12/2025 of the republican scientific journal «QAZAQTANY».

The Scientific Center «History and Ethnology» of the M.Auezov UCRU announces the release of the ivth quarterly issue 4 (28) 12/2025 of the republican scientific journal «QAZAQTANY».

As a result of research projects conducted by scientists, teachers, young scientists in the field of humanitarian, pedagogical and creative fields, scientific articles of undergraduates, doctoral students of the republic and abroad have been introduced into the journal. The issue contains articles on historical sources of political interaction between Zaki Walidi Togan and Alash figures, the problems of modernizing the traditional economy of the Kazakh people in the works of A.Bukeikhanov, the «shirkats» of Turkestan as an economic phenomenon of the colonial period, the interpretation of horse finds in archaeological sites of ancient Central Asia, the media as a digital ethnomediator: communication features, the role of Turkic philosophy in global philosophy, business process management models and digital transformation: Kazakhstan's experience, social networks as a strategic business tool, educational initiatives on international platforms, the reflection of Kazakh folklore in modern media (tiktok, youtube, instagram), an art historical analysis of the works of artists of Kazakhstan in the fund of the Museum of Fine Arts of the Turkestan region, the painting «Taykazan» is a national cultural value, immersive technologies in the training of specialists in the creative industry: potential and challenges, artistic representation of memory and tradition in the portrait genre. The editorial board expresses its gratitude to all the republican and foreign authors who provided valuable scientific information, as well as as a result of participating in a scientific internship in 2024-2025, exchanging scientific discoveries, creating joint projects for interdisciplinary connections and wishes for further scientific achievements. The full version of the publication is archived on the website https://qazaqtany.auezov.edu.kz and it will be entered into the database of RSCI, KINTS, IP Smart, the National Library Foundation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.