Serik and his family

The man who took me off the streets of Lenger, fed clothed and watered me

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November 19th 2009
Kazakhstan - A huge oil giant country known mostly to the west by Borat, and that is all. The reality is that it is a country full of hospitality, Sovietised nomads, The Polygon, Siberian Steppe. The Effects of Sovietism are quite stark here, 1. The Aral Sea - yadda yadda yadda 2. The Virgin Lands Project - huge swathes of steppe was ploughed up and removed a good few feet of top soil, and no ... read more

Asia » Kazakhstan

Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. D... ... read more

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