Models of empires and their applicability to Kazakhstan within the Russian Empire

The article analyzes a contemporary condition of debates about models of empire, the typology of the Russian Empire, and a place of Kazakhstan in its macrosystem. The focus is on an innovative regional approach to studying of the problem which explains the specifics of combined methods of direct and indirect government in Kazakhstan. Special attention is paid to the concepts of R. Suny, A. Kapeller, A. Miller, Zh. Kundakbaeva, Zh. Abdirov, et al.

empire, models and typology of empire, the Russian Empire, Kazakhstan, (ethnic) identity, sovereignity