Tag: Kazakhstan
[Newsletter] The last prime minister of Kyrgyzstan?
This is a copy of our newsletter dated 8 February 2021. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox every Monday. This newsletter is dedicated to post-Soviet… [...]
Dust and solitude
View of the Kazakh steppes by a train crossing from Kazakhstan. Credit: Antonin Lechat (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Igla: plunge into the underworld of Kazakhstan’s perestroika with the legendary Viktor Tsoi
CENTRAL ASIAN CINEMA. The rock-n-roll film Igla (The Needle in English) is a denunciation of the drug problem that plagued Soviet Central Asia in the late 1980s. But above all,… [...]
Prigorodny dachas
In the suburbs of Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan, located between the international airport and the ultra-modern buildings of the 2017 World Expo, the Prigorodny dachas are living on borrowed… [...]
Chatting at the Zelyony Bazaar
Two saleswomen at the Zelyony Bazaar take advantage of a quiet moment to talk. This market supplies part of the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France)… [...]
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Around Baiterek
Nourjol Boulevard is the main pedestrian artery of Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan. The great Báıterek Tower that stands in the middle of the city has become the symbol and the main… [...]
Kazakhstan: Asqar Mamin reappointed prime minister after uncompetitive election
In its first session, the newly elected parliament of Kazakhstan approved the re-appointment of Prime Minister Asqar Mamin. His is not the only familiar face to return after the ruling… [...]
The steppe train
A traveller tries to break the monotony of a three-day train journey by looking at the sober horizon of the steppes of Kazakhstan. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find all of our… [...]
Central Asia in 2020: the year in review
Coronavirus, border clashes, a political crisis in Kyrgyzstan… Central Asia had a turbulent 2020. Here is Novastan’s overview. In Central Asia as in the rest of the world, 2020… [...]
Waiting for the next train
A platform manager watches the next train arriving at Almaty station in Kazakhstan. This night train will take several days to reach the Caspian Sea.Credit: Antoine Béguier (France)… [...]
Nur-Sultan’s suburb
When you move away from the strange and extravagant hypercentre of Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, the architecture becomes particularly banal. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find… [...]
Central Asian rap in 10 tracks
Hip hop, which appeared in America in the 1970s, has long since become a worldwide phenomenon adapting and evolving in each new environment. Central Asia is no exception, as a… [...]