"MATERIALS ON KIRGIZ LAND USE ..." AS SOURCE ON THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF KAZAKHSTAN.
This article analyzes the source called "Materials Kirghiz (Kazakhs) land use..." of the late XIX - early XX century. Topicality of the theme of investigation is that «Materials on Kyrgyz land using» introduces code of statistical materials which consists of 27 volumes, and it is invaluable source in investigation ethnical history of Kazakh people, peculiarities of Kazakh traditional economy.
It discusses the methodology of research and analysis of the important source of Kazakh history "Materials of Kyrgyz land use ...", proposed methods of research and testing, classification and analysis in accordance with the science of sources and methods of application in specific historical studies.
Keywords: source, science of sources, analysis, method, statistics, ethnos, structure.