Regulations of the STUDENT GROUP «MIRAS»

1. General Provisions

The «Miras» сlub, dedicated to the study of cultural heritage, operates within the Department of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Physical Education at M. Tynyshpaev University’s ALT.

The student club is a voluntary association of students who seek to master research skills and successfully integrate them into their studies. Club members are enthusiastic about the history and culture of their country.

Student club meetings are held monthly. The chairperson notifies club members about the date and time of the meetings in advance.

To carry out organizational tasks and keep records of the student club’s activities for a one-year term, students elect a chairperson. If the club has more than 15 students, a secretary may be elected to take minutes and assist the chairperson.

2. Activity and Objectives of the «Miras» Student Club:

2.1. Developing creative potential and academic independence, strengthening internal organization, fostering a conscious approach to the learning process, and deepening and consolidating knowledge acquired during studies.

2.2. Main objectives of the club:

• fostering an active life stance among students;
• excursions to historical sites;
• studying the biographies of famous people;
• spiritual education based on the promotion of the cultural and historical values of the Kazakh people;
• the traditions and customs of our country’s national history.

3. Rights of members of the «Miras» student club

3.1. The right to elect a candidate for club chairperson and propose them for approval at a club meeting;
3.2. The right to nominate club leaders;
3.3. The right to present research papers and reports at club meetings and academic conferences.
3.4. The right to uphold the club’s motto and emblem.

4. Responsibilities of members of the «Miras» student club:

4.1. Participation in club meetings, held once a month, during which the results of members’ research work (scientific articles, papers, and competition entries) are discussed.
4.2. Filling out and timely recording of events;
4.3. Summarizing the club’s work. Plans for club sessions are kept throughout the academic year.

5. List of documents:

5.1. Regulations.
5.2. Academic and thematic plan;
5.3. Attendance sheet;
5.4. Club structure;

6. Club plan

6.1. Participation in and completion of planned research projects;
6.2. Preparation of reports and presentations at academic conferences and seminars.
6.3. Field trips and tours of Almaty and its outskirts.

Program of the «Miras» Student Club

The «Miras» club program aims to expand students’ knowledge of their native region, view it within the broader course of history, feel their connection to the country’s past and present, foster a sense of pride in their fellow countrymen, and promote the development of spiritual memory, a sense of kinship, and respect for those living nearby. By gathering information about their fellow countrymen, students preserve the history of their local region for future generations.  In addition, museum and local history materials, being more familiar and relatable, enhance the concreteness and clarity of students’ perception of the historical process and have an educational impact. This program is designed to help instructors create conditions for developing students’ information and communication competencies during extracurricular time.

The club is open to students from all academic years.

Main objectives of the program:

• to foster a sense of moral and patriotic consciousness among students;
• to study the rich ethnocultural heritage and local history of our republic;
• to motivate students toward self-realization through club activities;
• to enhance students’ spiritual culture and awareness.

Program objectives:

• to foster a cognitive interest in studying historical material;
• to broaden and deepen students’ knowledge of their native region through research and local history work;
• to develop communication skills, event planning abilities, and research paper writing skills;
• to foster patriotism.

Walk of Fame, Ascension Cathedral – May 2025.

The park was founded during the construction of Verny on the site of the village cemetery (in 1921 the cemetery was destroyed by a mudflow). The graves of the Kolpakovsky family, daughter Leonilla Kolpakovsky (burial in 1860) and grandson Vladimir Bazilevsky (1882; tombstone restored in 2011) have been preserved. The mass grave in memory of the victims of the earthquake of 28 May 1887 is also lost. The Old Cemetery Park was later joined with the Cathedral Park and was named City Garden. In 1885, pavilions and pavilions, a buffet where ice-cream, fruit and tea were sold were arranged in the park. Drinking alcoholic beverages in the park was forbidden. It was also forbidden to ride horses in the park.

1. M. Zenkov took part in the regular lay-out of the garden.

The name of the park was regularly changed: in 1899, in connection with the 100th anniversary of the birth of A. S. Pushkin, the park was named «Pushkin Garden», in 1919 – Park of Fallen Freedom Fighters, in connection with the burial here of A. Berezovsky and K. Ovcharov and other heroes of the Soviet Semirechye, then it was called ‘local park named after Lenin’, with the banning of the city burial place in 1919. Ovcharov and other heroes of Soviet Semirechye, then it was called ‘local park named after Lenin’, with the prohibition of urban burials, in the years before 1927 it was called differently: «the garden of Gubkompompomarma» (1925), «Public Park 1 May». In 1927, during the transformation of Alma-Ata into the capital of Soviet Kazakhstan, the park was named ‘Federation of Soviet Republics’ park. In 1942, the park was named in honour of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen in memory of the feat committed during the Great Patriotic War during the defence of Moscow by the soldiers of the 1075th Regiment of the 316th Rifle Division.

The obelisks with the names of 28 Panfilov heroes who survived the battle against the Germans‘ vastly superior forces are a place to honour the heroes’ heroic deeds. The alley adjoins the Memorial Complex of Military Glory and the Eternal Flame, where on Victory Day and other days Almaty residents and guests bring flowers to honour and mourn those who died in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Parallel visit to the Ascension Cathedral at the request of students.

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan is one of the oldest and largest museums not only in Kazakhstan, but also the entire Central Asian region. The collections of the museum include about 300 thousand objects. Currently, the museum has seven main stationary halls. Diverse collection provides a good picture of the paleontological past, of the ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary history and cultural tradition of Kazakhstan.

The creation of museum collections was initiated in the 30s of the 19th century in Orenburg, at Neplyuev Military School “Museum of the Orenburg region”. One of the organizers was a famous linguist, author of “Explanatory Dictionary” Vladimir Dal.

In different years the museum collection composed not only the museum collection of the Orenburg region (1924), but also the Zhetysu (Semirechye) Regional Museum (1929) and the National anti-religious museum (1941) which was placed in the building of the Voznesenski Cathedral in Alma-Ata city. This unique architectural complex was built in 1904-1907 and designed by the well-knownVerny architect A.P.Zenkov.

In 1944 the museum was assigned to the 1st category and received its present name – the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan.

This building was constructed by architects Yu.Ratushnyi, Z.Mustafin and B.Rzagaliyev in 1985. It is considered one of the finest buildings of modern architecture of the Almaty city.

The University Museum was created to preserve the history of the University development, to form the national pride of the students and staff of the University, to cherish the history and culture, to strengthen the relationship between educational institutions.

The main objectives of the museum are:

• Promoting the education of students, staff and party visitors. Studying, comprehending and preserving the history and culture of the university development in order to develop intellectual, moral, cultural and creative abilities of students, to foster their national pride, to introduce them to the national and universal culture, to preserve corporate university traditions and rituals, patriotic and ideological education.
• Carrying out cultural, educational and ideological-patriotic work among students, parents, staff and visitors.
• Popularisation of museum collections.
• Carrying out cultural, educational and ideological-patriotic events.
• Opening, filling and maintenance of the museum section on the university website.
• Organisation of meetings of students and employees of the university with veterans of the university, alumni with the purpose of popularisation of education and preservation of traditions and history of the university.

The ALT Museum presents exhibits from the family collections of M. Tynyshpayev, veterans and employees of the University.

Library – the history begins with the moment of opening of Almaty Institute of Engineering Transport in 1976 (ALT).

Now BIC is a structural subdivision of ALT University named after Mukhametzhan Tynyshpayev, providing library and information-bibliographic services, ensuring educational and scientific activities. The ALT fund has a unique collection of literature on the development of the railway since 1925. The best classical editions of the past years on road construction and transport technology. Along with the electronic catalogue there is a paper catalogue system. During the excursion the students got acquainted with its work.

The museum consists of several thematic halls telling about certain stages of formation and development of the Kazakhstan railway and Turksib (documents, maps, awards).

The Almaty Railway Museum is one of the largest technical museums in Kazakhstan. The history of the museum began in 1999, when a small departmental museum was organised on the basis of the personal collection of Beisen Shormakov, an honorary railwayman and veteran of railway transport.

Familiarity with the exposition of the museum begins with the hall of the carriage transport that passed through the route of the Silk Road.

Among the unique exhibits, one can refer to the authentic map of ‘Railway, postal and steamship communications of the Russian Empire’ in 1894. The first railway section on the territory of Kazakhstan – from Pokrovskaya Sloboda to the city of Uralsk – is separately marked on it. Its construction began in 1892.

A separate stand tells about the construction of the Trans-Kazakhstan railway Orenburg-Tashkent. The history of Kazakhstani railways began with the completion of the Orenburg-Kazalinsk section in 1904. The first locomotive depot on the territory of Kazakhstan appeared in Kazalinsk.

A significant part of the exposition is dedicated to the legendary Turksib. Built between 1927 and 1931, the Turkestan-Siberian railway became one of the most ambitious projects of the young Soviet state. The construction of the Turksib was simultaneously carried out from Lugovoy station to Aina-Bulak on one side and from Semipalatinsk on the other. The collection of the museum presents tools of workers who built the Turksib: picks, shovels, oil lamps, presses for soil compaction, huge saws for cutting sleepers.

Collection of scale models – there are dozens of models of locomotives made in the smallest detail. They demonstrate the full evolution of the technology – from the first steam locomotives to modern superfast trains. Large scale models of locomotives from 1905 to the present day are presented separately.

In the centre of the hall is a large scale model of a working mechanical railway with precise details of bridges, stations, junctions, steam locomotives, carriages, simophores, which aroused great interest among the students.

CENTRAL STATE MUSEUM OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Field trip with first-year students of all specialties to one of the oldest and largest museums not only in Kazakhstan, but also in the entire Central Asian region. The museum’s collections contain about 300,000 items. Currently, the museum has seven main permanent exhibition halls, whose diverse collections provide a vivid picture not only of the paleontological past, but also of the ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary history and cultural heritage of Kazakhstan.

Together with the students of the ‘Miras’ club, we embarked on a unique journey through three eras. Our itinerary began and brought together the historical sites of our region, where myths and legends, tales and epics, history and the present day came to life. We visited our city’s main treasure houses.

Main section (brief overview)

1 Route: Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan: this is where Scythian gold found in burial mounds is kept, along with ancient artefacts dating back over 2,500 years. The students learnt how the first tribes of our region lived and how states were formed.

2 Route: A. Kasteev Museum of Classical and Contemporary Art: we travel back to the Renaissance, the Classical period and the era of contemporary art. The galleries feature original paintings by masters of the past, marble sculptures and the secrets behind the creation of great masterpieces.

3 Route: City centre – Memorial to the 28 Panfilov Heroes. The students undertook a major project to gather materials and produce a video overview of the Great Patriotic War.

Every visit to the museum is a world of its own and represents a significant effort by the students to develop their ability to work cohesively as a team and to foster a sense of patriotism within themselves.