Category: Culture
Featured Culture • Dec. 3, 2020
Goal by goat carcass: ‘Polo’ with a Kazakh twist
We are all familiar with polo, the team sport played on horseback. But have you heard of kokpar? When it comes to devising a game with horses, no one does ...
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Featured Culture • Dec. 1, 2020
This Kazakh teen remixed a song… and became a star
Debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 chart is no easy feat, let alone stay on it for 17 weeks. But that was exactly what Imanbek Zeikenov did – with a self-confessed ...
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Featured Culture • Nov. 24, 2020
Sink your jaws in: The beauty of ancient shark teeth
In Kazakhstan, ancient shark teeth are more than just fossils — they’re a way of life.
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Featured Culture • Nov. 16, 2020
How Alexander Vinokourov won Kazakhstan’s gold cycling medal
London, 24th July 2012. With just eight kilometres of a gruelling 250km Olympic road race left, Kazakh cyclist Alexander Vinokourov switched on the afterburners. ...
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