Do you know who or what is the main enemy of our nation?
Foreign invaders?
No. Thank God, for the years of independence, not a single Kazakhstani has perished at the hands of the enemies.
Natural disasters and cataclysms?
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I remember, when we lived in Kostanay, on warm days after work, my wife and I always strolled from the Russian Theater along Al-Farabi Avenue to the City Center. Walking, we complained that it is so boring in Kostanay, there’s nowhere to go, while Astana is a different story!
Then we …
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It seems to me that together with those who, having swept into power, use it in their own interests – make decisions in favor of their private companies, arrange for relatives’ posts, drive around in company cars on private business, make criticizing journalists shut up – not less scary are the people who, looking at all this, …
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One time I played hockey. As in other team sports, there are important in addition to physical training and the will, intelligence and team spirit.
However, I do not remember since when, but in the big hockey has become the norm to arrange a fight on the field …
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In childhood, when I was dragging water from a well for my grandmother, I noticed one phenomenon: the grass along the path along which people carried water was always greener and juicier than around. It’s just because water, sprinkled from buckets, and abundantly watered the grass along the path. And in this, the grass that was …
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I do not understand why the akim of Astana must travel around the city accompanied by policemen. Why should they make way for him, stop the movement?
They say that he has many important things to do and he needs to be there on time.
But don’t hundreds of managers of private companies and …
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They say that when the President of the United States gives food to the homeless, when he takes part in social videos or visits areas suffering from disasters, he engages in cheap publicity.
And I want to ask people who say so, “How should the head of a democratic state behave? As a king, as a …
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One of the capital’s radio stations came up with a good action for the development of interethnic relations in our country. The other day I was driving in a car and listening to a broadcast about interesting facts of some ethnic groups living in Kazakhstan.
For example, I learned …
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Some time ago I talked to a Moscow taxi driver. First we discussed Moscow traffic jams (well, this is an obligatory topic of any conversation in Moscow). Then I asked how they put things in order with parking cars on the roadside. So, he told me that the City Hall has signed a contract with private companies that …
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