The Kazakhstani bloggers always closely keep an eye on economic developments, justifiably linking the problems in development with shortcomings of the political system, poor governance and weak investments in human capital.
What still causes sincere amazement …

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Eastern Turkestan, as the Uighur separatists call the territory on the West of China, the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region bordering Kazakhstan, remains a big problem for Beijing, often underestimated by the world media against the …

The Rakhat Aliyev’s most recent exposure in the media was dedicated to the U.S. Helsinki Commission’s hearings on Kazakhstan. The exiled former presidential son-in-law accused Nazarbayev of corruption, and this obviously impressed the participants of …

Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, has become such ten years ago, moved from the country’s largest city Almaty. It is believed to be a pet city for the president of Kazakhstan, who is often …

On the eve of the Beijing Olympiad, the Kazakhstani bloggers discuss what chances their country has to performs decently in summer sports.
The composition of Russian olympic team is public for a long time already, including …

Here is a new blog called “A Momentary Relapse of Reason”. It is in English and written by an American, who has just moved to Almaty, Kazakhstan nearly a year ago. Here’s a small self-presentation …

Kazakhstan used to be a home for a number of Soviet “closed” factories, producing ammunition and missiles, not to speak about several test grounds for weapons of various kinds. After the collapse of the Union, …

As we reported earlier, Arcelor Mittal’s enterprise in Kazakhstan has been facing severe criticism for the conditions of work on the mines. Hundreds of miners perished in repeated accidents on Mittal Steel Temirtau, but only …