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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
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
One Kazakh artist is ripping up plastics — and the legacy of Soviet rule

One Kazakh artist is ripping up plastics — and the legacy of Soviet rule

20 April 2021
Facial recognition and folklore: as Kazakhstan looks to 2050, photographer Marat Dilman captures his country’s fascination with tradition

Facial recognition and folklore: as Kazakhstan looks to 2050, photographer Marat Dilman captures his country’s fascination with tradition

18 March 2021
Digital nomads: how Gen-Z artist Anvar Musrepov is unearthing Kazakhstan’s history 

Digital nomads: how Gen-Z artist Anvar Musrepov is unearthing Kazakhstan’s history 

12 January 2021
Crossing the North Caucasus: a journey from the Black Sea to the Caspian coast

Crossing the North Caucasus: a journey from the Black Sea to the Caspian coast

15 December 2020
10 lesser-known nature escapes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

10 lesser-known nature escapes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

31 August 2020
Kazakhstan’s first LGBTQ magazine is committed to creating a community against the odds

Kazakhstan’s first LGBTQ magazine is committed to creating a community against the odds

13 August 2019
This proposed high-concept building in Kazakhstan is designed to double up as a bridge

This proposed high-concept building in Kazakhstan is designed to double up as a bridge

21 June 2019
Photos from a whirlwind trip around Kazakhstan in search of adventure and serenity

Photos from a whirlwind trip around Kazakhstan in search of adventure and serenity

19 June 2019
‘I woke up’: ahead of presidential elections in Kazakhstan, a young creative class fights for its future

‘I woke up’: ahead of presidential elections in Kazakhstan, a young creative class fights for its future

7 June 2019
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