Eastern Europe, Russia, NIS & Central Asia Daily Blog Roundup · Global Voices
Paul Frankenstein

Ben Paarmann is adventuring through the Kazakh immigration bureaucracy, in search of the elusive multi-entry visa.
Alan Cordova points out that, as it transitions from a Soviet state to an independent nation, Kazakhstan isn't just trying to decide between a common law system or a civil law system; they're struggling with what the meaning of ‘law’ is.
Photograph by Larry Tweed