Day of Languages of people of Kazakhstan celebrated today

At present time in Kazakhstan's schools along with the Kazakh language children are taught more than 10 national languages of the peoples living in the country. The holiday was timed to the law "On languages" approved in the Kazakh SSR 25 years ago. It was the first document proclaimed the importance of knowledge of a native language. Since then, the country has experienced considerable changes. There were published dictionaries and tutorials for beginners. In 1997, Kazakhstan adopted the new law "On Languages".