Behold the capital of Kazakhstan! This is Astana; a city as flat as can be, fierce winds blowing across the steppe and the wide, orderly roads. Wherever you look is a new…
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Golden Man in Astana: A Review of the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Care for a brief history lesson? That was the question posed to our group during our final day in the capital Astana. In this odd, sparkling city where many of the buildings…
We Search
In 1997, the capital of Qazaqstan was moved from Almaty, where I am studying, to the city of Astana (“capital” in Qazaq), far in the north. Out there in the middle of…
Remembering the Horrors: ALZhIR Gulag Camp
The Soviet Union was known for many things, communism, Stalin, the color red, but one of the scariest things as a person living in the Soviet Union at the time would have…
Under Such a Vast Sky
It’s evening, before the sun has gone down. I’m lying in my bed in Forum Hostel, Astana and suddenly the entire city disappears. I fall five feet to the ground and hit…
ALZHIR: The Akmolinsk Camp of Wives of Traitors to the Motherland
Recently we returned from a trip up north to Astana (the capital of Kazakhstan). There, we went to the ballet, saw the main attractions of the city, and visited the university that…
Nazarbayev University: A Transplanted Institution
12 students. 1 professor. 15 hours on a train. On the eve of April 12th, 2023, we set out on a 15-hour train ride to Astana, the capital of Qazaqstan. In Astana,…
