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Almaty: what to do in Kazakhstan's cultural capital

Almaty: what to do in Kazakhstan’s cultural capital

Inside the fight to preserve Almaty’s stunning Soviet-era monumental art

Inside the fight to preserve Almaty’s stunning Soviet-era monumental art

Nighthawks: the revellers of Almaty’s fierce new techno scene come out to play

Nighthawks: the revellers of Almaty’s fierce new techno scene come out to play

Almaty: what to do in Kazakhstan's cultural capital

Almaty: what to do in Kazakhstan’s cultural capital

Inside the fight to preserve Almaty’s stunning Soviet-era monumental art

Inside the fight to preserve Almaty’s stunning Soviet-era monumental art

Nighthawks: the revellers of Almaty’s fierce new techno scene come out to play

Nighthawks: the revellers of Almaty’s fierce new techno scene come out to play

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This is Qaravanistan: a musical outpost on the modern Silk Road

This is Qaravanistan: a musical outpost on the modern Silk Road

17 December 2021
10 artworks that changed contemporary Kazakhstan

10 artworks that changed contemporary Kazakhstan

2 December 2021
In praise of the monobrow: how a Uyghur Kazakh artist celebrates a coveted Central Asian beauty feature

In praise of the monobrow: how a Uyghur Kazakh artist celebrates a coveted Central Asian beauty feature

24 November 2021
Russian Film Festival on UK’s BFI player: our 3 highlights to stream

Russian Film Festival on UK’s BFI player: our 3 highlights to stream

11 November 2021
Kazakhstan’s Medeu open-air stadium hosts one of the highest ice rinks in the world | Concrete Ideas

Kazakhstan’s Medeu open-air stadium hosts one of the highest ice rinks in the world | Concrete Ideas

25 October 2021
History of Civilisation is a meditative short film on the pains of leaving things behind | Film of the Week

History of Civilisation is a meditative short film on the pains of leaving things behind | Film of the Week

21 October 2021
Qara Film Festival: Kazakh documentary film festival kicks off with award-winning programme

Qara Film Festival: Kazakh documentary film festival kicks off with award-winning programme

28 September 2021
Russian DJ Philipp Gorbachev needs you to start dancing... to cymbals

Russian DJ Philipp Gorbachev needs you to start dancing… to cymbals

21 September 2021
From Tallinn to Turkmenistan, is there more to post-independence architecture than big business and ‘exotic kitsch’?

From Tallinn to Turkmenistan, is there more to post-independence architecture than big business and ‘exotic kitsch’?

19 August 2021
How food entrepreneurs are reforging Kazakhstani cuisine with a global twist

How food entrepreneurs are reforging Kazakhstani cuisine with a global twist

16 August 2021
Almaty’s Arman Cinema is an ode to modernist architecture in turbulent times | Concrete Ideas

Almaty’s Arman Cinema is an ode to modernist architecture in turbulent times | Concrete Ideas

9 August 2021
Oliver Stone’s lavish Nazarbayev documentary is just the latest blow to independent Kazakhstani filmmakers

Oliver Stone’s lavish Nazarbayev documentary is just the latest blow to independent Kazakhstani filmmakers

15 July 2021
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