Institutions of humanitarian cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan

The article analyzes the institutional structure of bilateral cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan, namely the ties in such areas as culture, education, science, information and mass communications, sports, tourism and youth policy. Based on the study of the processes of bilateral humanitarian cooperation over the past decade (2010-2020), we have considered both governmental and non-governmental institutions, providing contacts between sectoral departments (ministries and agencies), diplomatic representatives, local authorities, non-profit organizations, and diasporas. The research is based on the study of bilateral diplomatic documents, official reports of state authorities, news archives of the Russian and Kazakh mass media, as well as materials of non-governmental organisations.