Aldar Sarsenovich Sarsenov

He was born on December 24, 1949, in the village of Zharsuat, Inder district, Guryev (Atyrau) region. Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor. He began his career as a worker at a state farm, and in 1967 entered the Faculty of History of Kazakh State University (now Al-Farabi Kazakh National University), graduating in 1972. In 1972–1973, he worked as a school teacher; in 1973, on a competitive basis, he was appointed as a senior lecturer at the Guryev Pedagogical Institute (now H. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University). In 1978–1981, he was a postgraduate student at Kazakh State University. In 1981–1987, he worked as a senior lecturer and associate professor. From March 1987 to November 1990, he served as a lecturer at the Guryev Regional Party Committee. Since 1990, he has held the positions of Head of Department and Dean at Atyrau University. From 2000 to 2009, he worked at Aktobe State University and Aktobe Pedagogical Institute as Head of Department, Dean, and Vice-Rector. Since 2009, he has been working at Atyrau University as Head of Department and Professor. He is the author of more than 200 scientific articles, 9 monographs, and textbooks. His works have been published in France, England, Germany, India, Romania, Ukraine, and Russia. He is an Honored Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a recipient of the A. Baitursynov Order. Main Works: SCOPUS • Formation of Kazakh National Elites in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries, Codrul Cosminului, Volume 26, Issue 1, 2020, pp. 57–72. Conference Papers • The Legacy of Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, International online scientific-methodological conference dedicated to the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, December 14, 2020, Atyrau. • The Accession of Kazakh Lands to the Kazakh ASSR, Republican scientific-practical conference “The Great Legacy of Alikhan Bokeikhanov,” Atyrau, 2021. • Formation and Development of State Farms in Atyrau Region, International scientific online forum, Atyrau, 2021, pp. 42–45. • Labor Activity of State Farm Workers in Atyrau Region in the Postwar Years, Republican scientific-practical conference, Almaty, February 24, 2022, pp. 41–44. • The Reality of the Famine of 1920–1921 in the Western Region of Kazakhstan, International scientific-practical conference, June 17, 2022, Almaty. • Activities of the Figures of Western Alashorda, Republican scientific-practical conference, November 30, 2022. • Zulkarnai Aldamzhar and Current Issues of the History of the Caspian Region, “The Contribution of Zulkarnai Aldamzharuly to the Revival of the Heritage of Akhmet Baitursynov,” Kostanay, December 5, 2022. • The Famine of 1921–1922 in Western Kazakhstan, International scientific-practical conference, April 7, 2023. • The Kazakh Aul during the Great Patriotic War (on the example of western regions), International scientific-practical conference, April 10, 2025. • Atyrau Region during World War II, International scientific-practical conference, April 10, 2025. • Atyrau Region during the Great Patriotic War, materials of the conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Sh. Ualikhanov Institute, 2025. Articles • Agroeconomic and Ethnocultural Aspects of the Intellectual Potential of Rural Areas (1946–1991), teaching aid, Atyrau, 2020, 123 p. • Formation and Development of the Intellectual Potential of Rural Areas (1940s–1990s), teaching aid, Atyrau, 2020, 137 p. • Human Resource Potential of Rural Kazakhstan, Kazakh History, No. 11 (188), November 2020, pp. 43–48. • National Policy in Kazakhstan in the 1940s–1990s: Successes and Outcomes, Bulletin of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, No. 4 (67), 2020, pp. 81–86. • The Famine of 1921–1922 in Western Kazakhstan: Causes and Consequences, Bulletin of H. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University, No. 1 (64), 2022. • Formation of the Kazakh Khanate: A New View on History, Otan Tarihy, No. 2 (98), 2022. • Historical Stages of the Development of the Oil Industry, Bulletin of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, No. 4 (75), 2022, pp. 211–224. • Material and Technical Foundations and Educational Origins of the Intellectual Potential of Kazakh Auls and Villages in the Postwar Years, Bulletin of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, No. 4 (79), 2023, pp. 63–74.