I remember, once upon a time the security work was the exclusive prerogative of the police. At that time, it seemed like a fantasy to give it into a competitive environment. And today we are all used to the abundance of private security services and their good work around us.
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In order to leave less place for the possibility of arbitrariness in prisons, it is necessary to introduce total video surveillance within them.
Moreover, the head of the prison simultaneously with the duty officer of the prosecutor’s office should see the video image in order to react promptly to the …
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– Hello, Marat-aga. My name is Azamat. We are friends with you on Facebook. I read you often.
– Hello, Azamat. Very nice to meet you.
– It’s great that we met in real life. I wanted to tell you something.
– Well. Go ahead.
– I want to ask …
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I remember when my friends and I were younger, we often invited each other to a restaurant with families. A joint meal brings together, and is a good time for heartfelt conversations.
But every time after the feast, we started the Kazakh folk game: “I’ll pay!”. We vying with each other tore …
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I’ve noticed one feature in the behavior of Europeans: intolerance to violations and the corresponding attitude towards people.
In the morning the girl from the reception desk at the hotel smiled and you gently rubbed your baby’s cheek. But then you were late with the check-out and that’s it. The same girl does not …
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Festive decoration of shops, restaurants, and salons has become a familiar phenomenon in the cities of Kazakhstan. But not every philistine knows how this is done and at what cost.
The fact is that, in many cases it’s akimats (city halls) who decide to lighten up the mood this way, …
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Back in the 1990s, when I first came to the USA, only one episode broke my euphoria about the Western way of life.
We with a local friend went along the unfrequented street and admired the city. Suddenly, we were overtaken by a car from with incredibly loudly carried rap music. In the car there were …
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How is it that we have become a toothpick to “the Kazakh national instrument”?
Many men (and even women !!!) often demonstrate their virtuosity in front of the audience sitting at the table with them. Even in some expensive restaurants, toothpicks are openly put on the table together with a …
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I spent a lot of time watching the scandal around the poster with “kissing” Kurmangazy and Pushkin. I also decided to express my opinion.
Why did this picture stir up many Kazakhstanis? Why did some of them even sued and demanded to pay moral damage in million sums?
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We complain about the officials, we blame them for corruption, and they are actually the exact reflection of our entire society.
Recently, I talked with the manager of one business center. He says that corruption is much worse in their environment than in state bodies. It turned out …
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