Аbout the gift of the American historian to the library of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

On May 6, 2026, a briefing was held at  the scientific library Al-Farabi of Kazakh National University dedicated to the presentation of a collection of books by the renowned American historian Seymour Becker (1934–2020), donated to the Scientific Library of Al-Farabi KazNU.

The briefing was attended by Professor S. Becker's son Jeffrey and daughter Susan, Professor Alexander Semyonov of Amherst College (USA), Professor Marina Mogilner of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Editor-in-Chief of the international journal "Ab Imperio" Ilya Gerasimov, Murat Sazanov, an employee of the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in New York, Dean of the Faculty of History at Al-Farabi KazNU D.S. Baigunakov, Professor of the Department of World History, Historiography and Source Studies at Al-Farabi KazNU G.S. Sultangalieva, Director of the Al-Farabi Library Zh.A. Arekenova, as well as faculty, students and staff of the scientific library of Al-Farabi KazNU.

All speakers emphasized that today's event underscores Farabi Kazakh National University's status as a leading scientific and educational center attractive for international collaboration, demonstrating that the university carefully preserves its intellectual heritage and that Kazakhstani science is part of the global academic community.