English business and citizens.

     Recently my Kazakh acquaintance who lives in London told me an interesting story from the ordinary life of the Englishmen.

     He himself lives near Heathrow Airport. So, it turns out that this airport has for a long time wanted to expand and build another additional runway. Being one of the largest airports in the world, its …

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Conversation with the opposition.

     – Stop swaying the boat. Stop worrying people. Why are you calling them to rallies against the authorities?

      – We want improvements in our lives. We want the government to submit to us, and not dominate in the country. We want corruption to stop in state agencies and in courts. We want the children of …

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Sardines.

     South African sardines are small marine fish, about 20 cm long and weighing only 100 grams. They are food for many fish, animals and birds, such as dolphins, whales, gannets, cormorants.

     What is interesting. In a period of great migration along the southern and eastern coasts of Africa, about 5 billion sardines are gathered into a …

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Lawlessness in the notary system.

     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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Men’s and women’s honor.

     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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“Protection” in uniform.

     Last summer in France I met with a Russian emigrant. His name is Sergey. He’s in his fifties. A wealthy person. A successful businessman. But… he is receiving French citizenship.

     “Why did you decide to emigrate?” I asked him.

     “You see, Marat, life is hard for businessmen like me in Russia. The atmosphere is …

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Small speakers of large organizations.

     I remember one day a scandal broke out in the Ministry of Agriculture. Someone from the staff blurted out something to the journalists. This information was spread by all newspapers and TV channels. The minister had to take the rap, and then decide how to prevent such cases in the future. Someone suggested categorically prohibit all employees from …

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Sports grounds need a master.

     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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Atyrau lesson of democracy.

     Atyrau rally on April 24, 2016 with the requirement to prohibit the sale of Kazakh agricultural lands to foreigners, in my opinion, was a good reason to return to the issue of resolving peaceful rallies and demonstrations in Kazakhstan.

     The Atyrau people showed that our people grew out of the diapers of wild anarchism and that …

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Evolution of public opinion in Kazakhstan.

     1970s. There is socialism in the Republic. All factories and plants, state farms and meat processing plants, shops and pharmacies belong to the state. Public opinion firmly stands on the position of the correctness of this way of the economy and its further eternal development.

     1985 year. Perestroika begins. From tribunes it is declared that the …

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