Abstract
Among the representatives of different ethnic groups living in the multi-ethnic, multi-religious society of Kazakhstan, there is also a place for representatives of the Polish one. Poles first appeared on the territory of Kazakhstan in the XVIII century. They were Polish rebels who were exiled by the tsarist government to the Kazakh land. The local authorities forcibly attached them to the population of Ural and Siberian Kazakhs against their will. The exiled Poles participated in the national liberation revolts in Poland against the Russian Empire in 1830-1831, 1863-1864. A significant part of them was nobles. Among the Poles were many poets and writers, artists and doctors, engineers and lawyers. The article analyzes the contribution of exiled Polish figures to the public atmosphere and cultural transformation of Kazakhstan, tells about individual representatives of the Polish ethnic group, which has contributed to the socio-economic development of East Kazakhstan. The authors conclude that the objective studying of the problem of the history of the Poles on the territory of Kazakhstan is of great scientific importance both for ethno geographical history and for the consolidation of Kazakhstani society and the consolidation of national integrity in modern conditions.