Why did the Soviet Union generously give Kazakhstan a large territory?

After independence, Kazakhstan became the largest landlocked country in the world, covering an area of 272 square kilometers. Territorially, it was the biggest beneficiary of the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

After Kazakhstan became a member of the Soviet Union, it acquired a large territory in Astana, belonging to Russia. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, this vast land naturally belongs to Kazakhstan.

(Capital of Kazakhstan)

Why did the former Soviet Union, with Russia as the main body, allocate land to Kazakhstan?

Kazakhs are mainly nomadic, with a vast territory and few people. The original land was mainly Kazakh, and the land in Astana was mainly Russian. As a result, the population of Russia once reached more than half of that of Kazakhstan. With Astana becoming the center of reclamation in 196 1, a large number of Russians poured in.

At that time, Russians may become the main ethnic group in Kazakhstan. From this point of view, the intention of the former Soviet Union is obvious. If this situation continues, Kazakhstan will be assimilated by Russia and eventually become a part of Russia.

As the saying goes, the ideal is full and the reality is very skinny. What the former Soviet Union didn't expect was that before he assimilated Kazakhstan, he knew himself first, and made Kazakhstan independent for nothing, and got a big bargain.

(Kazakh)

However, people are not as good as nature, and the purpose of assimilation in Kazakhstan has not yet been realized. 199 1 the disintegration of the Soviet union in. After Kazakhstan's independence, it got a big bargain, with a territory of 2.72 million square kilometers, second only to Russia after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

Cheap can sometimes become a hot potato. How did Kazakhstan consolidate its territory?

After Kazakhstan's independence, it gained a large territory, but at the same time, a big problem appeared. That is, more than half of our country is Russian. If we don't strengthen the dominant position of the Kazakh nation, the land we get may be a hot potato.

What measures has Kazakhstan taken to solve this problem?

First of all, it is to increase the proportion of Kazakhs in the national population. In order to solve this problem, on the one hand, the Kazakh government promulgated the immigration law in 1992, calling on Kazakhs who left in various ways in the former Soviet Union to return to their motherland; On the other hand, Kazakhs are encouraged to have children.

In the former Soviet Union, due to some conscious actions of the Soviet government, a large number of Kazakhs left Kazakhstan, which turned out to be the same country and did not feel inconvenient. With the independence of Kazakhstan, a large number of Kazakhs began to return to the motherland.

(Kazakhstan traditional cuisine)

In terms of fertility, the government encourages Kazakhs to have children through various benefits:

Families with many children can get tax relief;

Those who give birth to and raise more children can get the title of "Hero Mother", gold medal, silver medal and exemption from vehicle tax: the title of "Hero Mother" is awarded to mothers who give birth to and raise 10 and above children, gold medal is awarded to mothers who give birth to and raise 7 and above children, and silver medal is awarded to mothers who give birth to and raise 6 and above children. At the same time, families with many children also have many benefits in daily life.

Through the implementation of the above policies and the choice of some Russians to return to Russia after Kazakhstan's independence, the proportion of Kazakhs in Kazakhstan has increased from about 40% at independence to about 53%, while the proportion of Russians has dropped to about 30%.

Secondly, de-russification was carried out, and the capital was moved from Almaty in the south to Astana in the north.

After Kazakhstan's independence, a series of de-Russification movements were launched. On the one hand, the constitution, national flag, national emblem, national anthem and currency are designed to fully reflect the national characteristics of Kazakhstan; On the other hand, the distribution of various state powers is tilted towards Kazakhs, and state organs also realized the Kazakhization of office language in 2007.

The capital of Kazakhstan was originally in the south far from Astana. In order to better rule and deter the northern region, 1995, the Kazakh government prepared Akmola (changed its name when Kazakhstan became independent) as the new capital. 1997, 12, 10, Kazakhstan solemnly announced that Akmola officially became the "eternal capital" of Kazakhstan.

1998, because "Akmola" means white tomb, the capital was renamed Astana again. 2065438+On March 20th, 2009, the Parliament of Kazakhstan passed the constitutional amendment, and renamed the capital "Astana" as "Nur Sultan" to commemorate the first president of Kazakhstan, nursultan abishevich nazarbayev. Almost 30 years after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan consolidated its territory. Astana can't go back to Russia, and the wishful thinking of the former Soviet Union has also become a bubble. Stealing chickens is really impossible.

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