Anthropology of the Urban Space of Northern Kazakhstan: the Role of the City in the Formation of the Historical Memory of the Citizens of the Republic (on the Example of Petropavlovsk)

The article analyzes the influence of urban space on the historical memory of the residents of Petropavlovsk (the administrative center of the North Kazakhstan region), founded in 1752 as the fortress of St. Peter of the Tobolsk-Ishim defensive line of the Russian state. Monuments and memorials, local toponymic features, historical buildings, and other objects are characterized. The influence of popularization of the historical and cultural heritage of the Kazakh people on the urban space of Petropavlovsk has been revealed.