ADAPTATION OF DEPORTED GERMANS IN KAZAKHSTAN IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE XX CENTURY

Abstract

The main purpose is the study of the peculiarities of adaptation and accommodation of Germans deported to Kazakhstan in the mid-twentieth century, who turned into a stable component of the demographic, socio-economic, political and cultural life of the republic, showing an example of successful adaptation of an ethnic group in a foreign cultural environment. In the course of studying the presented problem, authors relied on works and documents, having studied which we were able to trace the processes of аdaptation and accommodation of Germans on the territory of Kazakhstan.
The article highlights the features and types of adaptation of Germans in Kazakhstan during the deportation during the Second World War and in the post-war years. Along with the periods of forced resettlement and the number of deportees, the types of adaptation are described in detail: economic, social, household, cultural. The process of creating settlements is sanctified as a necessary condition for collective adaptation to the natural and climatic conditions of Kazakhstan. Household adaptation, which provided for the construction of dwellings adapted to the natural and climatic conditions of Kazakhstan, is described in detail. The socio-cultural relations of migrants with representatives of other ethnic groups are highlighted.
The materials are of practical value, since the application of this experience by the government will undoubtedly become the basis for practical application in the field of creating an atmosphere of interethnic harmony.