Tlendiyev died on Oct. 15, 1998. He was named a People’s Artist of the USSR and awarded Kazakhstan’s highest honor, Halyk ...

Balbals are found throughout the Kazakh steppe. In the Karkaraly and Bayanaul mountains, chains of 300 to 350 balbals once ...

The Baiterek monument (sometimes spelt ‘Bayterek ... representing the transfer of Kazakhstan’s capital to Astana in 1997. I visited in the evening but this isn’t the best time of day ...

Kazakhstan’s current series of banknotes carries a common theme. The front includes a gilded figure of the mythical bird Samruk atop Astana’s Kazakh Eli monument, meant to depict the country’s desire ...