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
From Ancient Rituals to Modern Technology: How Copper Became an Essential Part of Nomadic Culture
How One Man Preserved His Humanity in the Darkest of Times
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
Guess what this thing was used for.
Tracing Its Rise and Legacy in Modern Kyrgyz Identity
The story of one of the most vital professions of the past
Why Ethnicity Mattered So Greatly in the USSR
