Can Kazakhstan’s Sabina Altynbekova Banish Brand Borat? – Global Voices Online


Young volleyball star Sabina Altynbekova has used her overnight fame to present herself as a symbol of Kazakhstan. How far can she go with it?

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Putin Heads to Russia’s Tightrope-Walking Neighbor Kazakhstan – The Moscow Times


As Putin heads to Astana on Friday, Kazakhstan is balancing the competing political forces in its orbit by expanding ties with a wide array of partners, pundits told The Moscow Times on Thursday.

Source: www.themoscowtimes.com

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