KZBlog

An American expat living in Astana, Kazakhstan

Tag archive for ‘social problems’

  • Older Post: Visit to KZ

    Another old one—ignore the word recently and pray that the links still work! What slowed me down posting this one was finding sources for a lot of my claims here but I think by now they are old news and don’t need referencing, right? Esther Dyson of the National Endowment for Democracy recently was in […]

  • Krishnas in Kazakhstan, Update

    More on the Krishnas in Kazakhstan. Video on Youtube of the destruction. Note the snow falling. Also note that the Krishnas appear to be Kazakhstany, not Hindu though there is reason to believe Hindus are being targeted. According to Forum 18, the President’s brother may have been behind this, wanting to get his hands on […]

  • Customer Service! EDITED 19.10.06

    From time to time, I want to post about life here in the eyes of the American and share some anecdotes or strange situations that I run into. I am fully aware that I am the outsider here with my biases, and my intent isn’t to shame Kazakhstan or degrade Kazakhs. In fact, I would […]