Savor history through its flavors — from ancient recipes and the culinary habits of great rulers to the everyday food of nomads, past and present.
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
British Encounters with Early Industrialization in the Kazakh Steppe
Historian Leora Eisenberg on how the USSR ‘educated’ and ‘liberated’ people through art
And How It Happened So Rapidly
Central Asia During the Russian Revolution (1917–18)
Historian Maksat Alpysbes on the centuries-old tradition of the genealogical tree
Tracing Its Rise and Legacy in Modern Kyrgyz Identity
The story of one of the most vital professions of the past
Guess what this thing was used for.
Why Ethnicity Mattered So Greatly in the USSR
How Central Asia Became the Crossroads of the World
Ethnographer Lepuda Mukataeva on the philosophy of childhood in the steppe
