In Search of Kazakhstan—largely just a travel book, but the author does a good job of getting out of the way. The stories around independence (e.g. secretly producing a new currency) are fascinating, and it was interesting that the president’s very popularity seems to present a problem for democracy. But mostly just a whole lot of interesting new information (even as someone who’s been there).
In Search of Kazakhstan—largely just a travel book, but the author does a good job of getting out of the way. The stories around independence (e.g. secretly producing a new currency) are fascinating, and it was interesting that the president’s very popularity seems to present a problem for democracy. But mostly just a whole lot of interesting new information (even as someone who’s been there).