• Discover Kazakhstan
    introduction to Kazakhstan
    and Chokan Valikhanov

    Portrait of Valikhanov by I.A. Kordovskii, St. Petersburg

  • Footsteps of Valikhanov
    exploring Chokan's life
    and family history

    Group Portrait of Chokan’s Brothers, Pen and Pencil, 1855

  • Expedition Overviews
    observations and impact of
    Valikhanov's travels
    Picturing The 1930s

    Kyrgyz women of Issyk-kul, Pencil, 1856

  • Archive
    original sketches, photos
    maps and bibliography

    Kyrgyz Horseman and Training Horses, Pencil on Paper, 1856

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