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A ‘Stan’ No More? – Should Kazakhstan Change its Name?

A ‘Stan’ No More? – Should Kazakhstan Change its Name? In recent months, in a bid to rebrand and distance itself from its often turbulent neighbours, the perennial question of whether Kazakhstan should change its name has raised its head once more. First mooted by Nursultan Nazarbayev back in February 2014, the former president argued […]

KAZAKHSTAN. NEW NAME, NEW LIFE, NEW TARGETS

‘You call your luxury yacht “Titanic,” and it sinks soon after that.’ Does the issue sound relevant to you? Can the name really determine the future? We won’t dig into the roots of the question, but if it makes sense to you, then let’s continue with this point: name is destiny. That’s why it’s so […]