How Kazakhstan’s Greatest Restorer, Krym Altynbekov, Brings History Back to Life
Discreetly tucked away in a back street on the outskirts of Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan, lies a remarkable laboratory where wonderful objects, some of them dating back almost 3,000 years, are brought back to life. Ostrov Krym (‘The Island of Krym,’ as he likes to call it) is not just a treasure-trove of…
Nomad Games: A Long and Noble History
With the fifth World Nomad Games almost upon us, it is perhaps a good time to look into the remarkable history of these sports. We know that nomads throughout the whole of Central Asia have participated in competitive sports for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. As with the Olympic Games, the nomadic games were…
