The First Festival of short films, shot by cameras installed in the cellphones, “Mobile Look” was held in Almaty January 26. It was organized by the creative group KANAIDAR with the purpose to make cinematographe a more accessible art to everyone.
“You have a mobile phone. Your mobile phone has a camera. You want to […]
Adam Kesher today in his blog quotes the newly released Forbes’ list of the billionaires you never heard of - the most wealthy people that are closed for public eyes. Interestingly, there is a Kazakhstani citizen listed there - Vladimir Kim, a copper magnate, principal owner and president of UK-incorporated Kazakhmys Plc., which controls […]
Last Saturday I held a training session on blogging and new media in Karaganda, the largest city in Kazakhstan after Almaty, also called a “capital of coal miners”. This city is famous for the high level of educational capacity - the State University and the medical academy here historically are ranked among the top […]
For the first time in history there is a Kazakh movie mentioned in the short-list for Oscar. Although the motion picture is actually a joint venture of Russian and Kazakh sides, the nomination was made on behalf of Kazakhstan, where the filming was done, and where nearly half money came from.
Nominations for the 80th […]
A horse for a nomad was always more than just a cattle. It was a food, a transport and a status thing. There are horses in the monuments of Astana too.
For example, on the riverside there is a monument to Kenesary Khan, or as locals say, a monument to the Horse of Kenesary Khan:
…says President Nazarbayev in response to growing signs of an economic slowdown:
“The fact that economic growth rates for sometime will be slowed down will do Kazakhstan good.
The breakneck growth of the last couple of years has come along with heightened inflation, a real estate boom, and unprecedented credit expansion. In some sense thus, Nazarbayev […]
German journalist Marcus Bensmann was attacked in Astana yesterday night, and is currently on his way to Germany for treatment to his serious injuries.
Kazakh media said Tuesday that the attackers, who got away, beat him up, robbed him and and dumped him lifeless next to a highway with the temperature 35 degrees below zero […]
I chose a German advertising slogan as this post’s title for a lack of alternatives (well, one was: ‘Screw yourself in Kazakhstan’). Why? IKEA decided to enter the Kazakhstani market.
Ikea, the world’s largest home-furnishing retailer, plans to invest $500 million opening its first two shopping malls in Kazakhstan as economic growth fuels increased spending […]
While the Kazahstani bloggers are getting ready to the BarCamp in Riga in February next year, a girl from the northern town of Temirtau is already paving her way to the popularity and hearts of the Latvians.
Jana Pidkuiko is the only artist from Kazakhstan on the international contest Hello Jurmala. This is a musical […]
Translation of Marat’s post from the Russian-language blog.
Where may we see the wars for water in Central Asia?
1. Kazakhstan vs. China – Ili river;
2. Turkmenistan vs. Uzbekistan – Amu Darya river;
3. Possibly a row of collisions can happen in the basins of Syr Darya and Chu rivers; Kazakhstan vs. Uzbekistan – at Shardara, and […]
