How Tolerant is Our Society?
An ethnic Russian plans to run for President in 2012 raising issues of how Kazakhstan views itself. Is it primarily an ethnic homeland of Kazakhs or a multicultural society? Does a Russian running for president echo the imposition of Kolbin by Soviet authorities in 1986, which led to the famous December protests? How much disorder are activists who believe the President of Kazakhstan must be Kazakh willing to create and how will the authorities respond?