Abstract
Historical songs are an integral part of the fund of Kazakh folk songs. There were objective and subjective reasons that to this day they have not been the object of special scientific monographic study. The main purpose of the work is an attempt to create a thematic classification of Kazakh historical songs, definitions of genre features of historical songs, their poetic identity and place in the oral folk art. There is an idea of freethinking, independence and protection of native land, a reflection of people's dreams at the heart of historical songs. Hence appears the difference of historical songs from historical epics. If in historical epics heroism and courage are widely praised, the image of the hero is described; in historical songs the sadness and sorrow of all people are reflected. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s2p240