Abstract
Annotation.Based on archival materials and published scientific research, the article examines the ideological initiatives, program and general «social democratic» principles of the «Ush zhuz» party, the first «socialist» party established in the Kazakh steppe at the beginning of the 20 th century.At crucial moments in history, society's interest in its past increases.After all, it is in the past and history that we look for the roots of modern problems, questions and possible answers to them, as well as the basis for predicting the future.For a long time, history was written in accordance with the interests of the prevailing ideology and did not fully reflect real life and the contradictory processes of its development.The purpose of the research is to study the history of the formation of the Socialist party «Ush zhuz» and, within its framework, to conduct research on the history of national liberation and democratic movements of the early twentieth century.At the same time, one of the determining factors in the progressive development of historical science is reflection on the activities of representatives of the National intelligentsia, who fought for independence and liberation.To analyze the sociopolitical activities of representatives of the intelligentsia of Kazakh society on the basis of archival documents and published scientific research, as well as to determine the «socialist» direction of the political struggle waged by the «Ush zhuz» party.An objective assessment of the leaders of the «Ush zhuz» party, created in response to the demands of the time, their «peaceful» rather than «revolutionary» position and their role on the historical stage.We note that the activities, ideological initiatives and programmatic foundations of the leaders of the «Ush zhuz» party, who did not exclude themselves and actively participated in public life, were one of the most important moments in the past history of our country.