I am ready to believe and follow the political force whose leaders do not hate their opponents, do not try to destroy them or eliminate them from the political scene, do not block their broadcasting channels, do not remove them from friends in social networks, do not erase their comments, take criticism with dignity, without offense, are ready to compromise …
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Part 1.
In the early stages, when there is a lot of uncertainty in the startup, the most important criterion for deciding whether to invest money in a startup is its team. Over the years as a venture investor, I have developed my system for evaluating a startup team. It combines existing methodologies and my personal experience.
The professionalism of …
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For many years, Kazakhstanis have been suffering from corruption in the country and demand to eradicate or at least reduce it. But all these calls are aimed only at fighting the consequences, not the causes. It’s like weeding the leaves of a weed without uprooting the root of the plant itself.
In fact, corruption is a direct consequence of the …
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I remember, in my pioneer childhood, the most terrible crime that Soviet propaganda imputed to America was its desire to destroy the Soviet Union. We were told that Uncle Sam was asleep and saw fraternal republics running to their corners, competing with each other and even feuding. It was believed that due to this, the main competitor of the USA, …
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Ukraine is currently defending the freedom and independence of many countries near Russia. I am convinced that if Putin’s plans had succeeded, and he had captured Ukraine, the next victim would have been Kazakhstan.
Why?
The first factor is the significant presence of ethnic Russians in Kazakhstan.
It happened historically that, starting from Cossack settlements in the territory of present-day …
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Dear Russians!
Imagine this scenario: 2030. Russia, after getting rid of a dictator, decides to choose a Western path of development and align itself with Europe and the USA. The majority of Russians support democratic and liberal values.
Neighboring China, a perennial competitor and opponent of the USA, expresses dissatisfaction with this and calls on Russia to abandon these plans. …
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In order to suppress a mass terrorist attack on the state authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan in early January, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev requested assistance from member countries of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization).
Assistance was promptly provided, primarily by the law enforcement and armed forces of Russia.
Such a decision by President Tokayev sparked mixed reactions from the …
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Sometimes people surprise: “Why did they appoint this or that person to a high position? For what qualities? After all, everyone knows that he is a superficial specialist, a tyrant for subordinates, an arrogant snob and a despicable person. Can not the authorities see this? “
And the whole point is that the bosses look …
Read moreIn Kazakhstan’s social networks, there was a discussion about whether to indicate people’s nationality in their documents.
Personally, I hold the view that official relations within and between States are important for official information about a person that entails some legal consequences. For example, if the passport says that this is a citizen of Kazakhstan, then he can come to …
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In Seoul, I turned out to be an unwilling witness to the riots related to impeachment to the country’s president, Ms. Pak Kun Hyo.
I noticed one detail. During the clashes between the demonstrators and the police, many people in police uniforms filmed each incident, each scuffle, on the cameras. It was unusual to see this. …
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