In Astana, a commemorative event was held to honor Kazakh
citizens who went missing during the war years. Held at the National Museum and
dedicated to the 80th anniversary of victory, the military-patriotic ceremony
brought together descendants of frontline soldiers, home-front workers, Armed
Forces veterans, and students. Soloists from the military orchestra and the
National Guard ensemble performed for the guests. In a solemn moment, Kaziza
Nauryzbayeva was presented with soil from her father’s grave. Zhumatai
Nauryzbayev had gone to the front as a young man, leaving behind his wife and
four children, but was later reported missing in action. After more than eight
decades, search teams from the Atamnyn Amanaty public association finally
located his burial site. The mass grave is situated in the village of Krasnaya
Gorka, in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region. According to the latest data, more
than 270,000 Kazakhs are still officially listed as missing from the war years.
«My father went to war on July 28, 1941. He was drafted
through the military enlistment office of what was then the Zharma district in
the Semipalatinsk region. At first, we received letters from him, but
eventually, they stopped coming. In his last letter to my mother, he wrote,
"They are taking me to another hospital.” Those were his final words. In
July 1942, we received news that my father had died in that hospital. I was
only six years old then,» said Kaziza Nauryzbayeva, daughter of Zhumatai
Nauryzbayev.
«We continuously receive new data, so these figures are
constantly being updated. Our organization addresses these issues with a focus
on restoring historical justice, as well as historical and ancestral memory. We
work to restore the names of our fallen Kazakh soldiers who went missing in
action. To date, we have received over 10,000 requests in just one year and
have been able to locate more than 4,500 of them,» said Murat Moldagaliyev, Chairman
of the Atamnyn Amanaty public association.
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