I remember how we, Kazakhstani conscripts, got into the training instruction part of the USSR communications troops. It was a motley cauldron: Georgians, Uzbeks, Chechens, Kazakhs, Ukrainians. On the third day, skirmishes began on a national basis. Then there was a massive fight between the Kazakhs and Georgians. The commanders were in a panic, and …
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Once a man broke a car. He invited the master. Master carefully examined the car and said to the owner: “Take a sledgehammer and knock here,” and pointed to where. The owner struck the sledgehammer at the specified place and the machine worked.
After a while, the car broke down again. The man thought: “Why should I …
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One of the internal circulars of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
Dear colleagues.
The title of civil servant imposes a great responsibility on us. To serve the state means to serve the people. We are public servants. We …
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I used to think that appointing young people to high positions is a guarantee of progress. I myself was young and thought that the old grumblers did not let us move forward out of envy.
But now I see that power, like fame and money, is a serious test for the unsteady psyche. If …
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