«Shanshar» the First Kazakh Magazine of Humor

Abstract

The author of the article translated from the Arabic alphabet into Cyrillic the first Kazakh satirical
magazine published in 1925 and introduced into scientific circulation. Therefore, the history, purpose
and mission of «Shanshar» was widely analyzed in the article. The article is analyzed by satirical publications
published in the pages of the publication of political, social, literary content. Defective and rational
aspects of cartoons constructed in accordance with the content of the journal are determined. The author
comes to the conclusion that some historical moments in the Kazakh society were included in the journal
«Shanshar».