The article is an overview of research in local history the relevance of which is stipulated by the Ruhani Zhangyru National Program, declaring that, to provide development of spiritual culture and education, reconstruction and research of significant historic, cultural and architectural monuments is particularly relevant for the Motherland.
The article is a historiographic review of works on the formation and development of local history in East Kazakhstan. Some issues of research in local history are found in thematically diverse works: the history of the Semipalatinsk branch of the Russian Geographical Society (and the Society for the Study of Kazakhstan), the history of East Kazakhstan regional, city, district, school, factory museums, and archives.
The contribution of famous local historians, scientists, archivists, writers and journalists to the study of Eastern Kazakhstan is revealed.