Abstract
The article examines the problems of life of Kazakhs of Zhetysu in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries - changes in clothing, food, housing, utensils, furniture, adaptation of the population to a new life. Changing the way of life and way of life of the Kazakhs in Zhetysu in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries is one of the most important topics in national history. Because the political, economic and social changes that took place between 1867-1917, along with social relations, deeply penetrated the inner life of the population and began to radically change the way of life and customs, which for a long time were formed in accordance with the ancient way of life.