I think many will agree that we have some confusion in our country in the field of Kazakh terminology and the translation of certain foreign words into the Kazakh language. This also applies to official government bodies. At present, when registering legal entities, there is no system of authenticity for writing company names in two languages. …
Read moreOpenness
- 16 December 2015 - 20:58
- #democracy #freedom #society

Last night, walking along the busy embankment, I heard Chinese, Turkish, English, French, Arabic speech.
It pleased me.
A large number of foreigners in our country attests to our openness and attractiveness. So it is safe, interesting and finally, profitable in our country.…
Read moreOn the dangers of ad hoc assignments.
- 16 December 2015 - 16:19
- #economics #politics #State

In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of 2009 “About the system of state planning” all activities of state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan are carried out according to their strategic plans, which determine the directions, goals, objectives, target indicators, activities and performance indicators. It is these indicators that are used to …
Read moreIn the place of scoundrels.
- 14 December 2015 - 15:56
- #Corruption #morality #society

It seems to me that together with those who, having swept into power, use it in their own interests – make decisions in favor of their private companies, arrange for relatives’ posts, drive around in company cars on private business, make criticizing journalists shut up – not less scary are the people who, looking at all this, …
Read moreProximity to the source
- 8 December 2015 - 20:48
- #economics #politics

In childhood, when I was dragging water from a well for my grandmother, I noticed one phenomenon: the grass along the path along which people carried water was always greener and juicier than around. It’s just because water, sprinkled from buckets, and abundantly watered the grass along the path. And in this, the grass that was …
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I do not understand why the akim of Astana must travel around the city accompanied by policemen. Why should they make way for him, stop the movement?
They say that he has many important things to do and he needs to be there on time.
But don’t hundreds of managers of private companies and …
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They say that when the President of the United States gives food to the homeless, when he takes part in social videos or visits areas suffering from disasters, he engages in cheap publicity.
And I want to ask people who say so, “How should the head of a democratic state behave? As a king, as a …
Read morePrivate traffic policemen.
- 6 November 2015 - 23:58
- #economics

Some time ago I talked to a Moscow taxi driver. First we discussed Moscow traffic jams (well, this is an obligatory topic of any conversation in Moscow). Then I asked how they put things in order with parking cars on the roadside. So, he told me that the City Hall has signed a contract with private companies that …
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In one remote country, Kolkhozstan (well, as far, actually, not so far away) there lived a prosecutor named Prosecutor.
Yes, it happened, so that he was really called the Prosecutor.
The fact is that his father was a prosecutor, his uncle was a prosecutor, and in general, many in the family were prosecutors, so …
Read moreAir Astana
- 17 October 2015 - 18:45
- #motherland #State

I remember that just a few years ago we blindly bowed to all foreign things. It seemed that only the foreign thing can be qualitative, good and at a high level.
I remember how with a pounding heart, I stepped on the board of the first foreign airline …
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