Stories about Kazakhstan from August, 2008
Kazakhstan: Illegitimate childhood
Marat provides some figures on the number of children that have been born outside of wedlock in Kazakhstan in recent years.
Kazakhstan: Commenters at the Olympiad
Adam reports on the unethical behavior of the Russian commenters of the Olympics.
Kazakhstan: Kazakh perspectives on the Russian-Georgian War
Ben opines on the implications of the new Caucasus conflict for Kazakhstan and says that Kazakhstan’s president Nazarbayev has been the first CIS leader to make a statement on the conflict during a meeting with Putin in Beijing.
Kazakhstan: Re housing construction under Soviet Union
Marat posts some statistics about housing construction and the affordability of housing in Kazakhstan in Soviet times.
Kazakhstan: Re international relationships
Marat opines on the state of international affairs and Realpolitik around Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: Olympic Blogwatch
The Beijing Olympics have moved political debates in the Kazakh blogosphere to the background. Alim Atenbek is upset with the uniform of the Kazakhstani team [ru]: Officials always want to make a buck on everything, and the Olympiad is not an exclusion. The government allocated 68 milion tenge for 226...
Kazakhstan: British ex-premier’s son served Kazakh oilmen
Zhanna Zhukova reviews allegations that Sir Mark Thatcher, son of the British ex-prime-minister Margaret Thatcher, was hired by a private Kazakh oil company to lobby for its interests and to enhance Kazakhstan’s image abroad.
Kazakhstan: Rumors and Crises
The Kazakhstani bloggers always closely keep an eye on the economic developments, justifyably linking the problems in development with shortcomings of the political system, poor governance and weak investments into human capital. What still causes sincere amazement in Kazakhstan is a Stoic serenity of the higher officials, responsible for the...
Kazakhstan: Morality Would Frown Upon
Adam posts a shocking story of the raping of a schoolgirl in a distant province and the failure of law enforcement bodies to investigate the case properly. The story was published in a Kazakh-language newspaper.
Soviet History: Russian-Korean Migration in Central Asia II
Otto's Random Thoughts expands upon a previous story about Russian-Korean migration in Central Asia from the late 1930s.
Former Soviet Union: Survey Shows Increasing CIS-Differences
LJ user fobosanddeimos comments upon (RUS) a recent survey by Evraziysky Monitor, showing big differences between post-soviet states, which form an obstacle for prospects of integration.
Kazakhstan: Aliyev, America and New Parliament
Adam reports that Rakhat Aliyev’s most recent exposure in the media impressed US lawmakers who questioned the selection of Kazakhstan as the next leader of the OSCE.
Kazakhstan: Undervalued contribution to Kazakh foreign policy
Marat says that the Uzbekistan president should be thanked for letting Kazakhstan become the regional leader due to his bad internal politics.
Kazakhstan: Interview with a Kazakh Domain Trader
KZBlog interviews a Kazakhstani domain trader against the background of allegation that only 6% of registered websites on the .kz domain actually have content.
Kazakhstan: Foreign Firms Hate Kazakhs
KZBlog reports on the Kazakhstan Prosecutor's Office crackdown on the foreign companies, blaming them for discrimination against Kazakh citizens.
