Tag: Kazakhstan

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  Settlers of the Steppe

  The village of Uspenka, on the Kulundinskaja steppe, was settled by Ukrainian migrants who came here in search of land and a better life during the Russian Empire’s Stolypin land... Read More

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  Old Russian Ways in East Kazakhstan

    Since the days of Imperial Russia, remote river valleys of the Altai mountains have sheltered runaway serfs, escaped prisoners and Old Believer religious dissidents. On the banks of the... Read More

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  Russian Old Believer Folklore and Festival of the Honey Savior

  The north-east corner of Kazakhstan boasts stunning mountains, verdant valleys, and the majestic Bukhtarma river.  The team’s home base will be in the village of Sennoe (pop. 315) where volunteers... Read More