The Chuvash People of Kazakhstan: Dynamics of Quantity and Reasons of Migration

Abstract

The relevance of the studied problem is caused by a steady tendency of reduction of Chuvash population on the territory of Kazakhstan. The purpose of this article consists in consideration of dynamics of Chuvash population on the territory of Kazakhstan in XX-XXI centuries. The leading approach to research of this problem is the complex analysis of the available sources and literature, as well as collecting and analysis of field material. The analysis of dynamics of Chuvash population on the territory of Kazakhstan where being in considerable isolation from the historical homeland, the Chuvash people keep ethnic consciousness and spiritual traditions of the people. Materials of the article can be useful to ethnographers, sociologists, culturologists, political scientists and other scientists, public representatives in their analytical work.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s5p275