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== | == Russian Colonization (1718-1991) == | ||
In 1718, the Russians built a fort in Semipalatinsk (a city in present day Kazakhstan) to prevent raids into Russian territory. Independence was declared on 16 December 1991 <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kazakhstan," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan#Russian_Empire, accessed 3 December 2020.</ref> | In 1718, the Russians built a fort in Semipalatinsk (a city in present day Kazakhstan) to prevent raids into Russian territory. Independence was declared on 16 December 1991 <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kazakhstan," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan#Russian_Empire, accessed 3 December 2020.</ref> | ||
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