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- Yurts Are High Fashion and Slum Fashion Too
2011-12-05 - Apples, Sure. But THC is from Kazakhstan too?
2011-10-05 - Naked Man Pot
2011-09-23
- Yurts Are High Fashion and Slum Fashion Too
Resources
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2012-07-21 - What Do You Know About Kazakhstan?
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2011-11-06
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2011-06-12
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2011-12-02
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Tourism
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2010-07-30
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2011-09-23
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Redbubble
Tag archive for ‘Timur Kulibayev’
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I am constantly amused by the way Kazakhstan government officials choose to portray themselves when a scandal breaks. For example, when rumors started spreading that President Nazarbayev was having surgery in Germany recently, government officials answered by saying he was on vacation and no one knew where he was. The government was, quite understandably, trying […]
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Sub Rosa Endorsement
The article everyone is talking about today is Yermukhamet Yertysbayev’s interview with Russian newspaper, Kommersant in which he stated that Timur Kulibayev will replace President Nazarbayev if something should happen. The interview covers a lot of recent controversies, and was pretty clearly designed to allay concerns about some of the machinations in Astana, such as […]
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When One Becomes Two
“Revolution from above” may be the buzzword of the 2012 Parliamentary campaign, unless they are held early. Yermukhamet Yertysbayev has been talking about having a second party in Parliament for bit now. It appears that the plan is to split NurOtan into two parties with one part representing politicians and the government and one part […]
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Timur Kulibayev’s Star Rises Even Higher
As part of the cabinet reshuffle following the presidential election, Timur Kulibayev has been named head of Samruk-Kazyna, a state holding company that controls almost all national companies including the national airline, the oil companies, KazAtomProm, telecommunications companies and the railroads. The position was opened up after Karim Kelimbetov was named Minister of the Economy. […]
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Kazakh-Land?
Thanks to Micheal Hancock at Registan for drawing my attention to this website claiming to advertise a Kazakh-style resort/theme park in California. As the article in Registan points out, the English on the website is highly suspicious, particularly the guest book which supposedly lists comments from Americans who have been to the park. For example, […]
