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Central Asia

JOURNEYS FROM THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

How Central Asia Became the Crossroads of the World

~ 7 min read

TAILOR-MADE

How the Soviet Union Invented the Kazakh National Costume

~ 19 min read
A flavour of history

AN ANCIENT TEA ROUTE

The History of Central Asia’s Most Popular Beverage

~ 3 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
Kazakhstan

THE STORY OF A FORGOTTEN DEPORTATION

Forced relocation of Kazakhs in 1952

~ 14 min read
A flavour of history

QURT AMONG THE NOMADS

The Anatomy of the Steppe’s Ultimate Superfood

~ 9 min read
Kazakhstan

FROM ISSYK TO MEDEU

How a Tragedy Silenced by Soviet Media Ultimately Saved Almaty

~ 16 min read
Kazakhstan

QURMANGAZY: FATHER OF KÜI AND THE VOICE OF THE STEPPE

The Great Dombyra Master Whose Music Has Inspired Generations

~ 14 min read
Kazakhstan

A MISSION TO THE STEPPE

John Castle’s Ride to Abulkhayir Khan

~ 16 min read
Kazakhstan

A FISTFUL OF LIFE

How Tary Saved the Kazakh People During Years of Famine

~ 13 min read
Hieronymus Bosch. The Temptation of St. Anthony. 1500-1510 / Wikimedia Commons

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FROM SAUKELE TO VEILS AND BACK

What Kazakh Brides Traditionally Wore on Their Wedding Day

~ 13 min read
Central Asia

LOVE OR POLITICS?

Part 1: How Mixed Marriages Shaped States and Altered History Through the Ages

~ 8 min read
A flavour of history

THE TASTE OF UNITY

Plov, Cutlets, and the Soviet Food-Ideology Project

~ 10 min read
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Certificate of Registration for a Periodical Publication, Information Agency, and Online Publication No. KZ25VPY00077761. Issued on September 15, 2023, by the Information Committee of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.