The contribution of the Poles to the socioeconomic development of Kazakhstan

Abstract

Poles are one of the numerous and significant ethnic groups in Kazakhstan. The contribution of
Polish exiles such as A. Yanushkevich, S. Zagryazhsky, G. Zelisnky, M. Viner, A. Pashkovsky, M. Lukashevich,
A. Zatayevich to the Kazakh culture is priceless. Thousands of Polish engineers, doctors, art
workers, hundreds of professors and scientists found appliance to their knowledge, skills and talents in
Kazakhstan, that were expressed in their outstanding achievements and brilliant discoveries that enriched
Kazakh science, technology and culture. In the places of their residence Poles raised the agriculture of
grain, livestock, vegetable sectors to the high level. Almost all the farms inhabited by Poles soon became
millionaires. The achievements of Polish diaspora could become the source of scientific references.
Detailed research of this issue requires thorough acquaintance with the materials stored in the archives.