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Kazakhstan’s Surprising Victory in Euro-2008 Qualifier
Monday, 26 Mar, 2007 – 11:51 | 2 Comments

Kazakhstan’s players celebrate their victory against Serbia
For the first time since joining the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) in 2002, Kazakhstan claims competitive victory: its team defeated the Serbian with 2:1 in Group …

Kondopoga Trace in Kazakhstan?
Saturday, 24 Mar, 2007 – 10:37 | 3 Comments

Translation of Adam’s post from Russian-language neweurasia Kazakhstan.
According to the news reports, between 18 and 19 of March, there has been a conflict among the locals in Malovodnoe. The conflict became violent and resulted …

Dynasty Revisited
Saturday, 17 Mar, 2007 – 21:31 | 4 Comments

As most Kazakh families, the President’s family is big; traditionally, more successful members of the family would try to help others; but unlike any other family, the President’s family is rich and influential, and its …

Kazakhstan and its Women
Friday, 9 Mar, 2007 – 13:30 | 2 Comments

Cross-posted at Global Voices
The International Women’s Day is a public holiday in Kazakhstan, and while happy bloggers-office workers get a break from their offices and blogs, congratulate their mothers, wives and daughters, we are presenting …

Aksai Myth or the Overseas Fiancée
Wednesday, 7 Mar, 2007 – 11:46 | 19 Comments

This is Aizhana’s translation of the post written by Aiman, our contributor from Uralsk, about the myths that surround the foreingers in Aksai, Karachaganak Field in the West Kazakhstan.
Once, in winter, I was riding in …

Halal, Says the President
Tuesday, 6 Mar, 2007 – 18:59 | 15 Comments

On 5 March President Nazarbayev addressed the republican agroindustrial complex meeting, and said among other things: “Kazakhstan needs to develop halal-industry. Kazakhstan still lacks of producing experience of halal meat for muslims, and there is …

Is Being Illegal Abroad Better?
Friday, 2 Mar, 2007 – 13:05 | 4 Comments

According to official statistics of the Czech Government from 31.12.2005, the biggest group of migrants from Central Asia have been citizens of Kazakhstan. These numbers only include legal residents (with long-term visas or with a …

If Turkmens Have Access to the Internet …
Tuesday, 27 Feb, 2007 – 8:16 | 38 Comments

This post on Internet in Turkmenistan, caused a discussion on whether Internet is important at all in a country where there are no jobs and bribery is blossoming. One comment particularly caught our attention and …

Kazakhstan, the Soviet: “Stalinkas” and “Khrushchevkas”, Afghanistan and the Red Army Holiday
Friday, 23 Feb, 2007 – 22:47 | 3 Comments

Cross-posted on Global Voices
Save the Houses

Photo by Adam Kesher
Blogger Adam Kesher is displeased: the “Stalin’s” house next to his own is going to be replaced by a new fancy building. These houses, built …

Internet in Turkmenistan: A Sign of Hope?
Tuesday, 20 Feb, 2007 – 22:47 | 15 Comments

Recent elections in Turkmenistan, where Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov won an overwhelming victory, came as no surprise for those who followed the events in the country after the sudden death of Saparmurat Niyazov. The US State Department …