Scholar examines resurgence of Kokpar in Kazakhstan, Central Asia
…in Kyrgyzstan and kupkari in Uzbekistan. Agility, strength, accuracy and ability to stay in the saddle define a strong kokparshy (kokpar player) or shabandoz (palvon). Kazakhstan has at least two…
Determination Leads Actress to Success in Her Dream Profession
…AVON, a make-up company, ID Net and Kira Plastinina. Sagatova has plenty of plans for the future, however. She believes that time will sort all her plans out and if…
The Power of Context: Abai Kunanbayev’s Translations Made European Literature Accessible to the Kazakh People
…the works of Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Ivan Krylov, Ivan Bunin, Adam Mickiewicz, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Lord Byron. Abai Kunanbayev. The painting was created by the artists from…
President Tokayev Desires to Build Fair and Free Society
…on this undertaking and is happy to provide theoretical and practical support. Spiritual Father of this institute, Austrian Nobel laureate Friedrich August vonHayek has developed promising proposals for an effective…
Tokayev Addresses High-Level UN Meeting to Support Developing Countries Amid Pandemic
…gathered more than 50 heads of state and government, including European Commission President Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel Macron to address…
US Secretary of State Pompeo reaffirms strategic partnership during trip to Kazakh capital
NUR-SULTAN – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Nur-Sultan Feb. 1-2, reaffirming Washington’s commitment to strengthen the United States’ strategic partnership with Kazakhstan. Pompeo, Tokayev shaking hands during…
Astana Opera presents “Don Carlos” opera for first time in Nur-Sultan
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Opera will present for the first time Oct. 11 and Oct. 13 “Don Carlos”, a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi based on the eponymous…
Zhansaya Abdumalik improves Elo rating by defeating former world champions
…as Russians Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin and Anatoly Karpov, Japanese American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, Armenian Levon Aronian, Chinese grandmaster Hou Yifan were among the competitors. The Elo rating, a scoring…
Pavlodar to open Investor’s House to boost regional economy
…(Governor) Bulat Bakauov announced at a Feb. 15 meeting with regional residents. Photo credit: pavon.kz. The Investor’s House will provide potential investors with the full range of project support and…
Kazakhstan’s car production increases approximately 80 percent
ASTANA – Kazakh passenger car production increased 78.8 percent (30,000 cars) in 2018 compared to the previous year. The East Kazakhstan region manufactured 18,300 cars, or 60.8 percent of the…
