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"My Kazakh Root Is Not Just the Past, but a Living Force": Ethnoblogger Liya Bergen on Traditions, Identity, and Life in Moscow
05.08.2025
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"My Kazakh Root Is Not Just the Past, but a Living Force": Ethnoblogger Liya Bergen on Traditions, Identity, and Life in Moscow

Living in Moscow, she talks about Kazakh culture every day, destroys stereotypes and rediscovers the...

Kumys as a symbol of identity: how the festival "BaiQymyz - Baptalgan kymyz" was held in Astana
25.07.2025
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Kumys as a symbol of identity: how the festival "BaiQymyz - Baptalgan kymyz" was held in Astana

In Astana, a unique gastronomic festival "BaiQymyz - Бапталған қымыз" was held, bringing together pr...

Beshbarmak as a brand: how a Kazakh woman turned a national dish into a family business and a cultural mission
25.07.2025
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Beshbarmak as a brand: how a Kazakh woman turned a national dish into a family business and a cultural mission

What happens when you combine traditions with marketing, national cuisine with aesthetics, and beshb...

The play "Mamluk. Sultan Baybars" was presented on the international stage in Moscow
23.07.2025
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The play "Mamluk. Sultan Baybars" was presented on the international stage in Moscow

The drama "Mamluk. Sultan Baybars" was first shown at the international theater festival in Moscow. ...

How Kazakh Women Bring Traditions Back to the Modern Table
19.07.2025
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How Kazakh Women Bring Traditions Back to the Modern Table

In the third part of a large interview with the founder of the ethno-food brand Asemgul Kabeldinova,...

"Tabak tartu" is not just a tradition, it is the cultural code of the people
19.07.2025
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"Tabak tartu" is not just a tradition, it is the cultural code of the people

In the second part of the interview with the bearer of traditions and successor of the family busine...

"Every cut of meat is respect, history and tradition"
19.07.2025
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"Every cut of meat is respect, history and tradition"

Asemgul Kabeldinova, the keeper of the family business and the founder of the Eco et store, talks ab...

Kui that united thousands: how Kazakhstan's dombra players entered the Guinness Book of Records and what it means for ethnoculture
19.07.2025
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Kui that united thousands: how Kazakhstan's dombra players entered the Guinness Book of Records and what it means for ethnoculture

In July 2025, an event that went down in world history took place in Taldykorgan - more than 5,000 d...

Ethno-fashion in Kazakhstan: from national costume to world catwalk fashion
19.07.2025
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Ethno-fashion in Kazakhstan: from national costume to world catwalk fashion

Ethnic fashion in Kazakhstan has long gone beyond the stage of festivals and theatrical stages. Toda...