Sputnik and Gansfesen, happy to be in Kazakhstan

Driving to China (ish) - Day 15

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May 15th 2015
Day 15 - Chelyabinsk to Kostanay It was time to leave Russia. The border with Kazakhstan was 80 miles due south of Chelyabinsk, just after the town of Troisk. The landscape had flattened out again after crossing the Urals and now as we approached the steppes of Kazakhstan. As with our last border crossing we'd read tales of 3 to 4 hour delays and brusque, unhelpful officials, but were all c ... read more

Asia » Kazakhstan » Kostanay

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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