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“The Government resigned… It was expected for so long that I am not even surprised…”, wrote Slavasay in Livejournal community on Kazakhstan politics.
On 8 January Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Danial Akhmetov resigned, as did …

This is a translation of Adam Kesher’s post, published on Russian-language neweurasia Kazakhstan. All links are in the original post
Most ministers have kept their portfolio in the new government.
Despite the series of scandals with improper …

This is a translation of Vitaly’s post on state youth policy, published on Russian-language Kazakhstan neweurasia.
The law on State Youth Policy was adopted back in 2004, but up untill now it has not been …

What is the difference between Kazakh modern kitsch and Kazakh modern art? The former sells while the latter doesn’t.
Under the Soviet Union social realism art was officially endorsed by the state. Following independence modern artists …

Zhibek Kashkeeva of Radio “Azattyq” interviewed several public figures in Kazakhstan – members of Parliament, political scientists and journalists – about their views on the outcomes of the year 2006. It was published in Russian, …

Joining the English-language carnival of posts on Central Asia in 15 years, 5 authors on Russian-language neweurasia Kazakhstan came up with their visions – creative, fantastic or serious – of Kazakhstan in the future. Read …

Editor’s Note: What follows is part of a cross-blog survey that explores what Central Eurasia might look like fifteen years from now.
Aida Mansurova, 44, Almaty, December 2021
For neweurasia Kazakhstan
I was asked to write about myself …

Chilly Vegetarians by tienshan
Michael Steen of Reuters reported an odd happening on Almaty Square: two British animal rights campaigners wearing bikinis made of lettuce leaves urged people of Kazakhstan to stop eating horses and …

On December 5, the Novy Sin Gallery in Prague hosted a concert by Ridina Ahmedova, a 32-year-old Prague-born singer whose roots lie in Kazakhstan, far away from the Prague City Lights. Her website features downloadable …

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Kazakhstan Fashion Week at Registan.net

Police and protesters in Almaty, at svoboda.kz
“I phoned Sanzhar [Bokaev, a shortly detained leader of the movement against the ban of the right-hand-drive cars], he is in …