Translation of Askhat’s post (KAZ, RUS)
Before it marks its Independence Day (16 December), Kazakhstan is set to receive 2040 cows from North Dakota. The first shipment was supposed to arrive this week. Yet, according to …

Translation of Askhat’s post (RUS, KAZ)
It is common among young people to discuss the social status of the Kazakh language. Sania Abdigappar, a journalism student at Al-Farabi National University, shares her thoughts on the subject:
Many …

Translation of Albika’s post (RUS)
While there are over a hundred ethnicities living in Kazakhstan, this post will only describe the wedding traditions of the Kazakhs themselves. Modern weddings have shed many elements that were customary …

neweurasia’s Bermet toured 12 polling stations in Kyrgyzstan to observe the balloting procedure. Here are his impressions of what many experts say were the nation’s most important elections since independence. “It doesn’t matter who won and by how much,” he writes. “I got to see with my own eyes that, in this disorganized atmosphere, the numbers could have ended up all sorts of ways.”

Translation of Askhat’s post (KAZ, RUS)
This summer’s tragic events in Kyrgyzstan are a real test for Central Asia, as we will soon discover how much neighboring countries honor the cooperation agreements they have signed with …

Translation of Askhat’s post (RUS, KAZ)
This year’s Global Information Technology Report showed Kazakhstan performing relatively well in terms of technological propaganda: the country was ranked 68th out of 134. However, this does not necessarily mean …

Translation of Albika’s post (RUS)
It has lately become popular among Muslim girls to wear religious dress. When I was in school, I only heard about burqas and only found out what they looked like from …

Translation of Adam’s post (RUS)
Last week I took a trip to Bayanaul, which is located in the Pavlodar Province and was awarded national park status 25 years ago. It is sometimes referred to as a …

Translation of Askhat’s post (KAZ, RUS)
There was already talk in the press 2-3 years ago about how Kazakh schools in China were going to face some tough times. It was a tricky issue: from a …

Translation of ankona’s post (RUS)
This past weekend, Almaty hosted its first TED conference (“Ideas Worth Spreading”), titled TEDxAlmaty. The theme of the conference was the slogan “Living Your Answers.”
TED is a global set of conferences, …