Historical legacy

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 471.

Specifics of military culture and traditions in Kazakh society

Elements of culture of war

• Power based on force / Belief that violence works Military training

• Enemy images/ Intolerance and prejudice against people who are different

• Sense of patriotism / Religious intolerance (suspicion and fear)

• Nature of governance / Corruption / Obedience to orders from the top down (subservience and fear)

• Nature of society and social hierarchy

• Ideology of war- who is hero and his status in society

• Armaments / Armies / War preparations / Military industry

• Disregard for human rights (people living in fear)

• Profiting from the exploitation of people and nature within and/or between countries (greed)

• Male domination and power / Patriarchy

1. War was integral part of life in all spheres

2. All life of society was subject to war- itself and preparations- nomadic lifestyle

3. Ideal for leader, man and society – warrior and war-like, victorious

4. Violence- norm for settlement of disputes in all spheres at all levels

5. Economic system was based on struggle for survival with nature and other peoples

6. Social and political life- competition, major augment- power, and mostly military or physical.

1)Turkic; 2)Mongol; 3)Islamic- war for religion, and designation for the opponent- Muslim, bad Muslim or infidel; 4)Russian; 5)Soviet; 6)Post-1991- soviet legacy, Kazakhstani patriotism and international commitments – CIS and SCO security structures, NATO, peacekeeping