The President of Kazakhstan Tokayev reminded Putin that the Russian language has Turkish roots and invited the Russian Federation to join the Organization of Turkic States. The politician justified the proposal in Russia's ties with the Turkic world, in the presence of many Turkic peoples in its territory and in the significant influence of the Turkish languages on Russian. "Many words in the Russian language are of Turkish origin," Tokayev noted. He also mentioned the Russian project "Altai - the Cradle of Turkish Civilization", supported by Kazakhstan. Russia's involvement in the activities of the Organization of Turkic States will benefit all its members, Tokaev is convinced. And what about legends about the "Cradle of the Slavic Nations"?