![]() ![]() The author spends his time in Kazakhstan talking to rich businessmen and other powerful men. Since it is/was the most popular book about Kazakhstan, we have to include it in our list. ![]() You are guaranteed to understand Kazakhstan better after this read.Ī brilliant piece of propaganda. On top of that, the story of little Mukhamet is an inspiring tale of survival against the odds, ready for a Hollywood make-over. ![]() The Silent Steppe will make you understand how Kazakh traditions still linger on in contemporary life. No other writer comes close to Shayakhmetov in describing the Kazakh way without undue romance or exaggerated venom. You will learn not only about the tragic history of the land, but also about the age-old way of life of Kazakhs before it was destroyed by Soviet Russia. Like a Kazakh “Wild Swans”, Shayakhmetov has written an exceptionally dignified and balanced account of the incredible hardships the Kazakh people had to endure in the 1930’s and ’40’s. While the devastating famine in Ukraine is fairly well-known, the death and displacement of millions of Kazakhs in the same period of Stalin’s reign is almost forgotten in the West. This first-hand account of a survivor tells the story of the sad, starved end to the nomadic lifestyle of Kazakhs. If you read just 1 book about Kazakhstan, let it be this one. ![]()
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