The world of the West through the prism of history and culture, intellectual and artistic breakthroughs, political ideologies and the transformation of society.
Kazakhstan Between Soviet Reform and Independence
Historian Suraiya Faroqhi talks about the sultan's harem and much more
Historian Yernar Uzhkenov on the Origins of the Nogai Horde and What Became of It
Two Thousand Years of Peace Treaties from the Xiongnu to the Kazakh Khanate
Historian Joo-Yup Lee on why the Uyghurs, Kyrgyz, and Kazakhs did not call themselves Turks
Did the medieval pandemic cause the collapse of a great empire?
A Guide to the Steppe’s Millennia-Old Culinary Traditions
Travel blogging 178 years ago: the diaries of British travelers the Atkinsons, who spent seven years in the Kazakh Steppe
Silk, Feathers, and Complex Engineering: Why Did Women of the Ulus of Jochi Wear Such Elaborate Headdresses?
Guess what this thing was used for.
Why M. Auezov’s Epic Should Be Read Not Only as the Biography of, but Also as the Kazakh Steppe’s Most Important Ethnographic Archive
Pain, protest, and political propaganda in Kazakhstan’s quintessential musical genre
The Story of How War, Diplomacy, and Trade Shaped the Kazakh–Chinese Border
