How the Kazakh Khanate’s Economy Worked—and Why It Was Far More Complex Than It Seems
The Chronology of December 1986
Daniel Scarborough on Orthodoxy, Islam, and Imperial Power in Turkestan
Historian Marat Absemetov on the Difficult Fate of Mirjaqyp Dulatuly
Peter B. Golden on Etymology, Identity, and Power in the Early Turkic world
How the Copper Mines of Central Asia Shaped Humanity
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”
Guess what this thing was used for.
Forgotten missions and lost sovereignty
How Imperial Russia’s failure to understand the ways of Kazakh life exposed the cracks in its own power
From Ancient Rituals to Modern Technology: How Copper Became an Essential Part of Nomadic Culture
