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Central Asia

THE MAGIC OF METAL

From Ancient Rituals to Modern Technology: How Copper Became an Essential Part of Nomadic Culture

~ 12 min read
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JOURNEYS FROM THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

How Central Asia Became the Crossroads of the World

~ 7 min read
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Spring in Pixels

Reimagining Kazakh Culture through the Art of Aneliya Bekbassova

~ 4 min read

BYZANTIUM AND THE TURKS: THE FALL AND RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Lecture 1. Byzantium and the Turks: An Introduction

~ 19 min read

BYZANTIUM AND THE TURKS: THE FALL AND RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Lecture 2: First Encounters

~ 27 min read

BYZANTIUM AND THE TURKS: THE FALL AND RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Lecture 3: Pechenegs

~ 22 min read

BYZANTIUM AND THE TURKS: THE FALL AND RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Lecture 4: Polovtsians

~ 13 min read

BYZANTIUM AND THE TURKS: THE FALL AND RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Lecture 5. Тhe Seljuk Invasion of Anatolia

~ 22 min read

BYZANTIUM AND THE TURKS: THE FALL AND RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Lecture 6: The Seljuk Breakthrough

~ 22 min read

BYZANTIUM AND THE TURKS: THE FALL AND RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Lecture 7: The Decline of the Byzantine Empire

~ 25 min read

BYZANTIUM AND THE TURKS: THE FALL AND RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Lecture 8. The Fall of the Empire

~ 22 min read

ABYLKHAN KASTEEV’S NAÏVE SOCIAL REALISM

Between the beauty of life and the power of ideology

~ 11 min read

FROM SAUKELE TO VEILS AND BACK

What Kazakh Brides Traditionally Wore on Their Wedding Day

~ 13 min read
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THE HISTORY OF FASHION WEEKS

Visa Fashion Week Almaty is starting this Wednesday

~ 8 min read
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RUBIES, SAPPHIRES, AND OTHER CARBUNCLES

Gems and People: A Dramatic Story of Love and Misunderstanding

~ 12 min read
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THE GREAT NEEDLEWORK RACE

The History of Olympic Fashion

~ 11 min read
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ABYLKHAN KASTEEV’S NAÏVE SOCIAL REALISM

Between the beauty of life and the power of ideology

~ 11 min read
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ITALIAN SHOES

The History of Italian Shoemaking

~ 16 min read
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