Interesting things are going on in the Kazakhstani notarial sphere.
Joint Stock Company “National Information Technologies” (“NIT”) has developed the software product “Unified Notary Information System” (“UNIS”). Information about the actions of all notaries of the country flows to the UNIS. From the same system, notaries take information about the actions of other notaries and through …
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Do you know how our and their notions of men’s and women’s honor differ?
For us, the man’s honor is measured by whether he can protect himself and his family from external threats. For example, whether he will be able to rebuff the offenders on the street, catch up with the car that cut him, and …
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In recent years, the construction of sports grounds for mini football, hockey, basketball, etc. has been actively conducted in the regional centers of the country.
These expensive facilities are built according to the latest standards.
Of course, this pleases the citizens, since more and more people begin to play sports.
At the same time, today …
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One of the Kazakh women was indignant that the statue of a young girl in the park of Astana is too frankly demonstrating a woman’s body. Another of our compatriots went even further and covered the statue with a handkerchief in order to hide the “shame”. The act of a man caused approval from a certain part of …
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The son of a Kazakh returned from his studies in England.
Father pestered him with questions. He is very interested in another’s life.
For example, I lived in a family …
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Not long ago I had a heart-to-heart talk with my niece, a girl of marriageable age.
“What kind of girls do you like, Uncle Marat?” she asked. “I just want to understand the men’s psychology.”
“Well, I’m probably not a typical male representative.”
“But still. I’m interested in your opinion.”
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In the 90s, my parents lived in the Straight Way near Alma-Ata.
At that time, it was a clean, well-groomed village. People lived amicably and cheerfully in it. Families of different nationalities lived on our street: Kazakhs, Turks, Russians, and Ukrainians. The closest neighbors to us were two families opposite to our house: uncle Abzar with …
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Here is my definition of terrorism:
Terrorism is powerless anger.
Why anger?
Because in all cases of terrorism, some group of people are dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs, embittered by this and trying to change the existing order of things.
Why powerless?
Because, according to these …
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Almost every time I go to Astana’s public places, it ends with a psychological trauma. Every time I want to hang huge posters on the skyscrapers of the city:
“People! Be tactful and polite!
Do not jump the queue. Do not push people around. Do not stand close to the person standing in …
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With the development of market relations in any society, a stratification of the rich and poor is inevitable. It is natural as well as the fact that some of us are smarter, others are sillier, some are more goal-oriented, others are lazier, some are braver, others are more cautious. This is how it should be.…
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