It was one of the most active of the political movements during the struggle for Kazakhstan's independence.
However, once this was achieved, its membership reduced considerably with some going to the Azamat movement and others to the Republican party.
The most powerful Kazakh organization is the citizens movement "Azat" (Freedom).
Today it is divided into the Azat movement (united with Zeltoksun) and the Republican party of Kazakhstan.
However, these parties are poorly organized, do not have their views represented in solid periodicals on a regular basis and do not enjoy support of either the state or businessmen.Jarig Bakker, 11 December 1998 [1] This article about a Kazakhstani political party is a stub.