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Tag archive for ‘Musaghali Duambekov’

  • What Are They Testing?

    Interesting article about the required Kazakh language exam for candidates to the Presidency from RFE/RL: Kazakh Language Exams Test Grammar, Loyalty. I thought this bit was particularly problematic: The examiners say the test is strictly about language, not politics. But even the first person to pass this year’s test — Musaghali Duambekov, who frequently expresses […]