Kazakhstan Archives

Three-humped camel

In the Aktaou region, camels come to drink as the sun sets. In the faint glow, their bodies and humps blend together. [...]

Traditional crafts displayed beneath the tiled arches of a historic madrasa in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Credits: Mathieu Lemoine.

The Silk Road Paradigm and the Dilemma of In-Between

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Mazes

An autumn scene in an old Soviet neighborhood in the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. As is the case throughout the city, the streets of this neighborhood… [...]

Administrative map of Central Asia following the national-territorial delimitation of 1924. The Soviet reorganisation created new republican frameworks, but the borders and political identities of modern Central Asia emerged through a longer and more complex process. Public domain / Wikimedia Commons.

Who Made the Nations of Central Asia?

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“A public lesson to everybody”: Kazakhstan convicts feminist and LGBTI rights activist Zhanar Sekerbayeva

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From Q-pop to Hip-Hop: Kazakhstan’s Multilingual Sound

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Dr. Mendee Jargalsaikhan - Global Nomads of Mongolia

“Mongolia cannot be understood through one lens”: Dr. Mendee Jargalsaikhan on democracy, China and Central Asia

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Pistachio trees in Tajikistan. Source: Asia-Plus.

Central Asia’s Forests Under Pressure

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Aldaspan with electric dombras. Photo courtesy of Aldaspan.

From Küi to Metallica: How Aldaspan Electrified the Kazakh Dombra

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Hana Sexton at an event organized by the Federation of Korean Associations in the United States. Photo courtesy of Hana Sexton.

From Central Asia to America: The Koryo-Saram Diaspora Finds a New Voice

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Exposed shoreline along the Caspian Sea at Awaza, Turkmenistan. Photo: Mathieu Lemoine.

The Caspian Sea Is Retreating. Central Asia Is Not Ready

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Morning mists

Morning mist – but not just that – hangs over Almaty. In barely a quarter of a century, urban sprawl, coupled with the loss of the city’s green… [...]