· May, 2013

Stories about Kazakhstan from May, 2013

Central Asia's ‘Weird, Sad’ World Records

  31 May 2013

As Turkmenistan celebrates a recent Guinness World Record award for the highest density of white marble buildings, Caravanistan writes about the “weird, sad, and revealing” world records held by other countries of Central Asia.

From Russia with No Love…for Central Asia

  3 May 2013

Migrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus are the usual victims of racist sentiment in Russia. Aware of deepening anti-migrant feelings, many of Moscow's politicians promote right-wing policies. But there is one politician that always goes a step further than the rest.