Kazakh-Kyrgyz Ethnopolitical Relations in the Works of Russian Researchers

This article is devoted to the study of the works of researchers and travelers who left valuable information about Kazakh-Kyrgyz ethnopolitical relations.The main objective of the article is to analyze the research of Russian scientists on the ethnopolitical relations of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz ethnic groups, to determine their significance and relevance in recreating the level of their consolidation and confrontation, the degree of interaction with each other, their reflection on the modern relations of the two peoples.The nature of their relationship is revealed from the period of the formation of a political union to the period of open confrontations.Historical information is provided about the causes of certain historical events that contributed to the nature of the development of Kazakh-Kyrgyz ethnopolitical relations.The authors in this article, relying on historical, ethnographic, statistical information in the memoirs and works of researchers and travelers, determine the nature of the ethnopolitical relations of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples by recreating a picture of historical events, from the time of the formation of the political union to joining the Russian Empire.