Abstract
<jats:p>The article examines and analyzes the conditions and circumstances surrounding the formation of the first Kazakh liberal-reformist organizations in Uralsk. It presents and substantiates hypotheses regarding the role of N.A. Borodin and B.B. Karataev in their emergence. Methods of systemic analysis and retrospective reconstruction are employed to determine the extent of each individual's involvement in initiating the liberal-reformist movement in Kazakhstan. The author focuses primarily on identifying the channels through which liberal-reformist ideas penetrated Kazakhstan and their influence on the political consciousness of representatives of the Kazakh national intelligentsia. Assumptions are put forward regarding possible avenues of cooperation between members of the Cossack and Kazakh liberal-minded intelligentsia. The author establishes the relevance and scholarly significance of studying the emergence and initial stage of formation of the liberal-reformist movement in Kazakhstan, and also outlines issues requiring priority research attention. Examining the history of the emergence and formation of liberal reformism in Kazakhstan provides a more comprehensive understanding of its subsequent impact on the country's socio-political development. The author proposes considering the emergence and further evolution of the liberal-reformist movement in Kazakhstan as a result of the interaction of ideological and political impulses emanating from all-Russian movements, which were assimilated by leading representatives of the Kazakh national intelligentsia who recognized and articulated the interests of their people. It is precisely in this capacity that the author presents B.B. Karataev.</jats:p>