An interview with Sarah Cameron, author of the book “The Hungry Steppe”
How Imperial Russia’s failure to understand the ways of Kazakh life exposed the cracks in its own power
Historian Leora Eisenberg on how the USSR ‘educated’ and ‘liberated’ people through art
And How It Happened So Rapidly
Historian Maksat Alpysbes on the centuries-old tradition of the genealogical tree
Why Ethnicity Mattered So Greatly in the USSR
Ethnographer Lepuda Mukataeva on the philosophy of childhood in the steppe
The Golden Horde: The Ulus of Jochi and Its Significance for Kazakhstan
Historian Adeeb Khalid on Colonialism, Nation-Building, and the Enduring Myths That Shape Our Understanding of the Region
Guess what this thing was used for.
The Horrors of Stalin’s Women’s Camps
Professor Kishore Mahbubani on Why the Past 200 years Are a Historical Aberration
An Interview with Historian Marie Favereau
