Kazakhstan, land of what exactly?
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
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