Nation

How Nature Shaped Life in Kazakh Steppe in Winter

By Aiman Nakispekova on 22 February 2026

ASTANA – Life in the Kazakh steppe followed a strict seasonal order shaped by nature, customary law and pastoral rhythms. Far from chaotic wandering, nomadic society functioned as a structured system in which livestock breeding determined social organization, legal norms and even political decisions. Surviving winter was the central...