Department of Education of Kostanay region

Gold and blue are colors of the national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the symbol of new Kazakhstan, the main attribute of its newest history. There is pure blue sky in which the steppe eagle soars warmed by beams of the sun. At the stick of the flag as though continuation of millions hands of Kazakhstan people holding it, the ancient Kazakh ornament «koshkar - muiz» – «the mutton horns» rises. The author of the flag, became Shaken Niyazbekov who announced to the world about the birth of sovereign Kazakhstan. His project of the national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan has won complex competition in which more than 600 projects participated.

Гhe eagle on out-ethnic sign language always meant pride, authority, width of views and perspicaciousness. High in the sky, directing to the aim, free and strong – in this way the steppe eagle on the Kazakhstan flag appears. This is absolutely distinct embodiment of familiarizing of sovereign Kazakhstan to the world community.

The Emblem of Kazakhstan has the traditional form of a circle. This form close to perfection had special value for the nomad. It is a symbol of eternal and wise course of time, circulation of life in the nature. The central element which has incorporated the basic idea of the Kazakhstan Emblem is shanyrak – the round aperture crowning the dome of yurta. The smoke above shanyrak, visible from far away and promising warm reception seen to the traveler from time immemorial was a symbol of family well-being, peace and calmness.

Represented on the Emblem tundyk - the antiaircraft aperture of yurta reminds the bright sun on the background of the peaceful sky. Dome poles - uyk, in regular intervals missing from the center on a blue field of the Emblem remind beams of the sun - a source of life and warmth. Zhandarbek Melibekov and Shota Ualikhanov, the authors of the project, coult solve the problem of the image kerege – sliding trellised bases of yurta. Crosswise, threefold, kuldereushi of shanyrak symbolize unity of three zhuzs which provides its durability. Thus, the language of heraldry authors has reflected peaceful essence of Kazakhs. Coded, but, nevertheless, clear language the Kazakhstan Emblem calls all people of republic to become under the general shanyrak, to aspire into strong powerful bearing designs of our general house – Kazakhstan.

Following component of composite structure of the arms are gold wings, with horns in the form of a half moon, fantastic racers – tulpars. This is a whole accord of symbolical values. Fearlessness, force, insight and resoluteness … This way are read the figures of these mythical animals. Gold wings of racers remind also sheaves of gold ears that allocates with their additional value – work, abundance and material welfare.

National anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Music by Shamshi Kaldayakov, text by Nursultan Nazarbayev and Zhumeken Nazhimedenov.

Following is an English translation of the National anthem’s text.

Gold sun in the sky,
Gold grain in the steppe.
Legend about spirit is my country.
Our fame was born
In antiquity
Majestic and strong my Kazakh people.

Chorus:
Oh, my people! Оh, my land!
I am your flower being grown by you.
I am the song on your lips,
My land is my Kazakhstan.

I have the wide expanse
And the way opened in the future.
I have independent,
solidarity and united nation,
As eternal friend is met
The new time
Our happy land, our nation.

Chorus:
Oh, my people! Оh, my land!
I am your flower being grown by you.
I am the song on your lips,
My land is my Kazakhstan.