This article discusses the formation of socio-political views of a prominent state and public figure Nygmet Nurmakov. The author analyzes the influence of the social environment and political events in Kazakhstan of that period, which contributed to the formation of the socio-political Outlook of N. Nurmakov. The role of the public educational youth organization «Birlik» and the newspaper «Kazakh» in expanding the political consciousness of N. Nurmakov in the struggle for freedom and education of the Kazakh people is revealed.
The role and place of the Alash intelligentsia in the formation of national identity are defined and the analysis of The initial period of N. Nurmakov's social and political activity is carried out.