USSR, Nauryz - the main holiday of the Turkic people, did not possess an official status in the country, and has not been celebrated at the state level. There was no document prohibiting its celebration. Nevertheless, it was canceled along with Christmas and other religious and national holidays because of the Soviet campaign aiming at combating «the remnants of the past». However, the holiday was restored in 1988. Who restored the «Nauryz» holiday and how was it celebrated on the square in front of the «Kazakh State Circus»? You will learn about all this in the next release of Flashback.
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