By Michael The following link redirects to my second entry in a new column hosted by the Central Eurasian Studies…
Traditions, in my experience, are crafted. Which is to say that they do not arise spontaneously out of the thin…
Previously I wrote that I would use the blog for writing practice, more specifically for writing things outside the scope…
On a handful of occasions, I have encountered an interesting phenomenon in conversation with some citizens of the Republic of…
This translation requires an admission of guilt. I am ashamed that I have left this translation only half-completed on other…
This is a translation of a longer work by Qudaiberdiev called “Genealogy of the Turks, Qazaqs, Khans.” In one section,…
I’m hoping to share more translations, but in the meantime I wanted to put together some words to articulate an…
There are no month names in Qazaq “Saryarqa,” Issue 25, March 22, 1918. Our names for the months come from…
I will be posting some translations of some texts written by Shahkarim Qudaiberdiev, but I would like to preface those…
In this post I will offer a few lighthearted challenges some common concepts and ideologies that I have encountered during…
