Kazakhstan’s past — from forgotten pages of history to a renewed understanding of traditions and culture.
How the Kazakh Khanate’s Economy Worked—and Why It Was Far More Complex Than It Seems
A Chronicle of the Second All-Kazakh Congress
Historian Marat Absemetov on the Difficult Fate of Mirjaqyp Dulatuly
Did the Kazakh khanzada serve as an instrument of the empire?
Why Shamshi Kaldayakov was criticized—and why it never stopped him from becoming a national favorite
An interview with Sarah Cameron, author of the book “The Hungry Steppe”
Forgotten missions and lost sovereignty
How Imperial Russia’s failure to understand the ways of Kazakh life exposed the cracks in its own power
How One Man Preserved His Humanity in the Darkest of Times
Guess what this thing was used for.
British Encounters with Early Industrialization in the Kazakh Steppe
Historian Maksat Alpysbes on the centuries-old tradition of the genealogical tree
The story of one of the most vital professions of the past