Do we need to celebrate Victory Day?
I think that it is necessary. On that day, the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War ended with a defeat of fascism.
One nation, drugged by a charismatic leader, imagines that it is smarter, stronger, more cultured than everyone else, and can rule the …
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Recently I bought a watch that suits me completely.
Firstly, it has hands for hours, minutes, seconds. And they are large and well visible on the dial. Moreover, they are phosphoric, so they are visible even in the dark. My previous watch was with thin white gold hands. They looked impressive, but weren’t clearly seen against …
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As a child, I lived in an apartment building. Each of these buildings had its own yard and its own company of boys.
I remember a boy living in one yard. I think his name was Nurlan. He was stronger and larger than his peers, and he was a bully. He kept the whole yard in …
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Recently, I selected candidates for the vacant position.
I noticed such statistics. Only 20 percent of those who were denied the job, found the strength to adequately say goodbye. That is, to my letter with regret that they did not pass the interview and good luck in the future, only one out of five politely answered …
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Why does the surrounding of an authoritarian leader change over time into sycophants and back-scratchers? Why does this process develop geometrically?
It’s very simple.
In an authoritarian society, the head of state is the only source of power. Not the people, but him. He distributes all the benefits: high public positions, financial flows in …
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There is an opinion that the Kazakh nation reached its present level of cultural development thanks to the introduction of Russian culture and Russian language from the middle of the 18th century. It is believed that all the educated representatives of the Kazakh intelligentsia, technical specialists, and top managers achieved their successes only because they …
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When someone says that he did not have time to call you, it does not mean that he did not really have time. It just means that you do not have a priority. If a person actually wants to call you, then he will sacrifice a conversation with another person, watching TV, digging in social networks, lunch, dinner, …
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There are people who seek excuses, and those who seek opportunities.
The first do not enter the university, because they believe that the teachers are corrupted, and they don’t need knowledge, but bribes. The second learn subjects by heart, they take exams on their own, if they do not pass from the first time, they try …
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I must confess.
I have one characteristic that scares me. It seems to me that it is abnormal.
The fact is that I do not like dirt and mess.
No. This is not what the others have. Many do not like dirt at home, in their office, in the car. I do …
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This is one of my friends story. I have no reason not to believe that.
She is from western Kazakhstan, but it turned out that she fell in love with a guy from the south and got married. Now they have a daughter. They live with her husband’s …
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