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Nurtas Ondassynov — a Statesman and Lexicographer

Nurtas Ondassynov (1904-1989) was a prominent Kazakh politician who, as Prime Minister of Soviet Kazakhstan, oversaw significant infrastructure projects like the Mointy-Shu railway and Arys-Turkestan Canal. After retiring due to a clash with Khrushchev, he pursued Oriental studies, authored dictionaries, and advocated for female education. Despite a humble lifestyle, Ondassynov regretted his children not speaking Kazakh. He valued Kazakhstan’s cultural wisdom and was a proud patriot.

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Some Victims Are More Equal Than Others

Once again, Kazakhstan has been shocked by an airplane crash. 5 crew members and 16 passengers died,
when a Chаllenger-200 of SCAT airlines, making a Kokshetau-Almaty City flight, crashed near Almaty City on January 29, 2013 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21243203). The country’s officials have offered usual condolences to relatives of the victims, but no national
mourning was declared. It seems that Kazakh authorities declare the nationwide mourning, only if big bosses and/or soldiers die tragically. Even business people, who apparently constitute the
majority among the victims of …

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Troubled Waters of Transborder Rivers

  The problem of water supply has been an Achilles heel of Kazakhstan. True, this country has rich natural resources, vast territory, and well-educated population. But, its water supply is
deficient. A May 9, 2008, publication at www.struanstevenson.com/media/article/china_is_depriving_kazakhstan_of_water says that «during the last few
years, the volume of water supply has been diminishing because of its increased use by neighbouring countries. The level of water supply in Kazakhstan is currently amongst the lowest in Central
Asia”. Moreover, major Kazakh rivers, like Irtysh, Ili and Ural, have their headwaters abroad. Unfavorable geographical …

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Bizarre Olympic Tricks

London 2012 Olympic Games have been a noteworthy display of not only athletic prowess, but also strange
political overtones. For example, despite of hefty salaries and access to the ocean of information in the Internet, manufacturers of sports apparel made a mistake, writing Kzakhstan
instead of Kazakhstan. The Kazakh flag itself was insultingly distorted in one of the London’s locations. Instead of
the sun in the center of the flag, they left it void with the circular hole. Britons have been …

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Some Critical Notes on “THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS”

This magnificent contribution to political science requires critical review, because its wide scope of problems raised and the global distribution of The Clash of
Civilizations by Samuel P. Huntington makes the book a powerful piece of ideology. Its every paragraph could influence the way of thinking around the world. Therefore, one should pay closer
attention to mistakes, which the author, willingly or unwillingly, made in the edition, published by The Free Press in 2002.

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