The first-year students of the Japanese Studies Department,of the Far East Department, under the guidance of the curator-adviser, took part in a curatorial hour devoted to the discussion of the article by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev “Seven Facets of the Great Steppe”. During the curatorial hour, students discussed the relevance of the article, expressed their opinion that the younger generation should meaningfully understand its origins, national history in all complexity and depth, and that every citizen of Kazakhstan should be proud of a country with such a rich history. Students freely shared their thoughts and discussed in detail the content of the article.

In his article, the President comprehensively described the national history of the country, emphasizing the mores, traditions and way of life of the people of the Great Steppe. This article will make a significant contribution to the further development of the process of spiritual modernization of society in the conditions of digital civilization. This is a new look at our history. The head of state requires a serious understanding of historical events and achievements, both spiritual and material culture. The article is aimed at fostering patriotism and pride in its history, the formation of a sense of unity of its origins among young people.
“The Seven Facets of the Great Steppe” is a kind of continuation of the document “Looking into the Future: Modernization of Public Consciousness.” We will convey to students the values ​​of our history that the Leader of the Nation spoke about.