Lately the local newspapers started publishing articles on the ethnic emigrants - especially Russians and Germans - who are coming back to Kazakhstan after failing to find a proper living standards in the blessed lands of ancestors.
In particular, popular newspapers like “Arguments and Facts” weekly post stories of the people who are  complaining about […]

Translation of Marat’s post on the Russian-language blog.
As it turns out, despite the tremendous amount of funds allocated from the Russia’s state budget and all assurances of the Russian government, the Voluntary Repatriation Program has turned to dust. It was planned that 50,000 people would move to Russia in 2007, but there were […]

This is a translation of Olga’s post from the Russian-language Kazakhstan.Neweurasia blog
Today, officers of the court did not evict 15 families from their dwelling. The dormitory in a poor outskirt of Almaty were waiting for them – according to the court decision they were to become homeless at 3 p.m.
The abandoned office of a […]

Galim Madanov & Zauresh Madanova are an intellectual duo and creative team that are working together on new art project for the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts in Almaty.
The new Soros Center moved last summer to its new “posh” location in the Luxor gated housing complex on Lenina Street in Almaty. This […]

This is a translation of Marat’s post on the Russian-language Neweurasia-Kazakhstan weblog. 
Here are some figures concerning legalization of labor migrants in Kazakhstan. They might be especially interesting for those living in Russia, who enjoy making fun of “wild immigrants” from the “stans”, but don’t take this post too close to heart.
164,586 instead of expected 100,000 […]