Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan

ISBN-13: 9780755626694 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 368 str.

Joanna Lillis

Opis

A compelling portrait of secretive Kazakhstan: the last cold war state

Recenzje

Lillis traveled widely across the country, carried out an impressive number of interviews, and followed several key events. She also closely explored the stories and experiences of numerous [people]... Her work demonstrates that [Kazakhstan] has become more secretive, authoritative, and oppressive. CHOICE

Spis treści

Map of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan historical timeline Note on transliteration and names Introduction I. The Making of a Potentate 1 Arise, Kazakhstan 2 A Family Affair 3 Don’t Mess With the Boss 4 Fault Lines in the Feel-Good Factor 5 Publish and Be Damned 6 Trials and Tribulations 7 Back to the USSR 8 Stop the Presses 9 Bread and Circuses 10 End of an Era II. Identity Crisis 11 Kingdom of the Kazakhs 12 Mother Russia 13 Death to the Past 14 The Gulag Archipelago 15 Exile of the Innocents 16 Sparks of Tension 17 December of Discontent 18 Lure of the Land 19 Homeward Bound 20 Behind the Red Wall III. Stories from the Steppe 21 Keeping the Faith 22 Opium of the People 23 Culture Wars 24 The Curse of Corruption 25 The Shrinking Sea 26 The Wasteland 27 The Ranch 28 The Slumbering Steppe 29 The Collective Farm Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index

O autorze

Joanna Lillis is a Kazakhstan-based journalist reporting on Central Asia whose work has featured in the Guardian, The Economist and the Independent newspaper.