Nursultan Nazarbayev, the autocratic former president, all but vanished after violent protests this month. But with his legacy so pervasive, will anything change?
Author: Valerie Hopkins
Kazakhstan’s Former Leader Speaks Out in Video on Unrest
Nursultan Nazarbayev, who had been absent during the recent unrest that gripped the country, said he supported the country’s leader and the economic reforms he has proposed.
Russian Troops Will Stay to Finish Job in Kazakhstan, Putin Says
Blaming “internal and external forces” for the unrest in the resource-rich Central Asian country, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia set no deadline for the withdrawal of the forces his country sent there.
Amid Crisis, Kazakhstan’s Leader Chose His Path: Embrace Russia
With his government under siege, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan’s president, turned to Russia’s Vladimir V. Putin for support. The choice could realign Central Asia’s politics.
Kazakhstan Declares State of Emergency as Protests Over Fuel Prices Spread
Thousands took to the street as gas prices doubled. The government responded with curfews and tear gas. The president later announced the resignation of the government.
As the Kremlin Revises History, a Human Rights Champion Becomes a Casualty
The shuttering of Memorial, the country’s most prominent human rights organization, has saddened Russians who were personally touched by its work shining a light on the injustices of the Soviet past.
Nobel-Winning Journalists Denounce War Talk and Online ‘Toxic Sludge’
At an awards ceremony in Oslo, Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitri A. Muratov of Russia called for peace, democratic renewal and support for a free press.
As Muratov Accepts Nobel, Legacy of His Russian Predecessors Recedes
Dmitri A. Muratov is only the third Russian to win the Nobel Peace Prize, after Andrei D. Sakharov and Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The openness they championed is under assault.
From Soap Opera to Art: Why a Moscow Museum Is Re-Enacting ‘Santa Barbara’
A new contemporary art space is probing how Russia engages with the West by reviving an unlikely 1990s TV hit.