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February 24th, 2007
Kazakhstan, the Soviet: “Stalinkas” and “Khrushchevkas”, Afghanistan and the Red Army Holiday
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 before the Second World War (1935-1938) or after (till 1955) are notable for their scale, high ceilings so ...
February 9th, 2007
Kazakhstan: Money, Kidnapping, Money, Power, Money…
"The headline is not a text from James Bond film trailer. It is how they do business in Kazakhstan", wrote Jana Zhukova is Livejournal community of Almaty residents (RUS). She referred to mysterious set of events that surrounded "Nurbank", the seventh largest bank in Kazakhstan connected with the President's son-in-law ...
January 29th, 2007
Crime and Punishment in Kazakhstan
Blogger's Trial
Kazis Toguzbayev, a journalist who uploaded his articles on KUB, a group blog, was tried in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 22 January. In his article, Toguzbayev implied that the President was covering the murders of the opposition figures. He got a two-year suspended sentence for violating the Criminal Code provisions ...
January 15th, 2007
Kazakhstan: Discussing the New Government
"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 the whole Government. Not much change was expected though: "In Kazakhstan's autocratic presidential system, changes of prime minister ...
January 9th, 2007
Kazakhstan: Modern Art
Daniel Gulegos is an American artist who is temporary in Almaty, Kazakhstan and he blogs at Travelpod. While in Kazakhstan, Daniel explores the Kazakh contemporary art, meeting and collaborating with the local artists.
I thought everyone would like to see what goes on at art openings here in Almaty. So, I’m ...
December 29th, 2006
Kazakhstan: where are we going to be in 15 years?
15 years ago we came into existence. I mean - we existed before, but no one knew. 15 years ago after the 1991 August putsch in Moscow, and followed collapse of the Soviet Union, new Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, came into existence for the rest of the world (ok, ...
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