Every time I go to Alma-Ata, I find more and more distinctions between the Alma-Ata and the Astana residents.
A lot of civil servants and employees of state companies live in Astana. This leaves an imprint on the general atmosphere in public places. Even on vacation (in restaurants, shopping centers, in the …
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In sport, as in any extreme situation, the human essence is revealed. If you want to find out what a person is, look at him on the football field or on the hockey court.
If he surreptitiously puts the bandwagon, does not admit his violation of the rules, argues with the judge for a long time, accuses …
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Not long ago I remembered my time in the army, when I was young.
I served in the outback of Russia in the Soviet (back then) Army (spring 1986 – spring 1988).
Hazing and communities based on the areas were very common at that time.
In my military unit there were two squadrons. In one commander was a seasoned captain, …
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I’m an atheist.
I do not believe in supernatural power. I believe in the laws of physics, chemistry, biology, sociology, and others.
But that’s not the point.
How did it happen that in our society to own up to being an …
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Here, in Kazakhstan there is such phenomenon, as “agashki” and “bratishki”.
“Agashka” is not an “elder brother” or an “uncle” from the word “aga”. “Agashka” is a patron, protector.
“Bratishka” is not a “younger brother”. It is a protégé, guarded.
I have nothing against such relationship. They exist …
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Eight-year-old son is keen on drawing watercolors. There are multicolored tubes with paints and a palette in front of him. A father is reading a newspaper next to him.
– Dad, – the son suddenly asks, – is Uncle Akhmet a good man?
– Well … I …
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In one dark forest, there lived a wolf. His fur was gray, that is why he was nicknamed the Gray Wolf. The Gray Wolf had a family: a wolf-wife and four cubs. They all loved each other and lived together: the wolf produced food, the she-wolf fed the cubs with the milk, and the cubs frolicked around the …
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– So, that is it? Are you leaving?
– Yes. Now I am definitely leaving.
– So what? Do you think it will be better there?
– It will be hard. But it is better than here.
– What do not you like here? For example, for me everything is …
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For many years the mission of the Prime Minister of the country on the creation of the Food Belt around Astana passes from the protocol to the protocol. Moreover, for many years the Ministry of Agriculture and the akimats of the capital and neighboring regions have been diligently doing it.
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In the streets of Milan, perhaps, of any large European city you can meet peaceful processions, rallies and demonstrations. Moreover, no matter what they preach or demand: the resignation of government or world peace. The main thing is that they have the right to do this. In addition, they consider this right as natural. They do not ask for …
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