Author Archives: KazakhSTAN 2.0

Nazarbayev's Mistake

Nazarbayev's Mistake

On January, 18, 2022, the “leader of the nation” was, at long last, presented to the Kazakh citizens. The text of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s address was published on the Library’s official website and the its video recording was released on YouTube. And even though the …

On Nazarbayevs’ UAE Money

On Nazarbayevs’ UAE Money

Do you remember the joint declaration of the Kazakh government and the government of the UAE a part of which was to sell two water power plants in the East Kazakhstan region (the Shulbinskaya and Ust-Kamenogorskaya power plants) to some well-concealed investors? Well, it has been revoked...   …

On the NSC Power Landscape

On the NSC Power Landscape

Ironically, it was the National Security Committee that became the first governmental structure that had fallen out of favour with Akorda and the Library due to the January “explosion” of the protest sentiments in the country. In other words, the key agency whose purpose is to fight …