Historical science does not stand still. Time generates new directions of it and puts new accents in the course of its reading.One of the modern trends in the development of historical science is the so-called history of everyday life, which arose in the second half of the XX century, during a new stage in the development of the historical process. It considers both current processes in society and individual events or phenomena in the life of society, from which, in principle, life is formed. This article examines the changes in the life of the city through the prism of everyday life, during the penetration and development of capitalist relations in Kazakhstan on the example of the city of Pavlodar, one of the colonial cities of north-eastern Kazakhstan. Pavlodar, a city that emerged as a colonial outpost on the eastern borders of the Russian Empire according to the precepts of Peter the Great, who regarded the Kazakh steppes as "keys and gates to Asia". While developing Western Siberia, Russia has already planned to take over the Asian territories adjacent to Siberia. Besides, it was necessary to close their newly-found Siberian lands from the encroachments of the militant Dzungars. To this end, the Russian Empire built a number of military fortifications along the Irtysh – the fortresses of Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semipalatinsk, Osmeryzhskaya, Peschannaya, Chernoyarskaya, Yamyshevskaya, Koryakovsky outpost, etc. Some of them eventually turned into cities with great economic potential. This was Pavlodar, originally laid down as an outpost of Koryakovsky. While developing Western Siberia, Russia was already planning to seize the Asian territories adjacent to Siberia. In addition, it was necessary to close the newly appeared Siberian lady from the encroachments of the militant Dzungars. To this end, the Russian Empire built a number of military fortifications along the Irtysh – fortresses Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semipalatinsk, Osmeryzhskaya, Sandy, Chernoyarskaya, Yamyshevskaya, Koryakovskaya outpost, etc. Some of them eventually turned into cities with great economic potential. It was Pavlodar, originally laid out as an outpost of Koryakovsky. The spread of capitalist relations in the Asian region gave impetus to the intensification of fair trade, where the trade requests of the metropolis and colonies were satisfied at fair grounds. The development of the city's economy is changing the social structure and, accordingly, there is an increase in the socio-cultural interests and requests of residents. The life of the city becomes intense, everyday life blossoms into brighter colors. These are the development of local amateur artistic activity of the noble assembly, rare, but still tours of artists from the center of Russia, an increase in the number of schools, libraries, the opening of a cinema, etc. Together, a certain everyday everyday life of the city develops, describing which we see the progressive movement of society.