Finding Kvas, and Kazakhstan, in Astana

(This is a continuation of my previous post on my trip to Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan.)
We took a cab from the sparkling new city across the river to the Right Bank, where most of the city lies. Before the beginning of the current remont Tselinograd was a fairly standard Kazakh/Soviet city. From all the pictures/materials that [...]

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The Great Flat North (or: MY beloved ASTANA!)

(For more on my trip to Astana, check out the second part of this post here)

On July 6th, Kazakhstan’s capital city of Astana celebrated her 10th Anniversary. (The President got Astana a new flag. I got her a Bill Cosby sweater. Hope it fits.) So this is a good time to talk about my recent [...]

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