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By The Nightly

7 March 2026

Steppe change: Tracing the modern face of Kazakhstan.

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A drone view of the central part of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Alexandra Carlton

Why Kazakhstan’s largest city deserves weeks of your time

The Soviets did their best to drag Almaty into their vision of rigid permanence, but the story of this land will forever be one of change. Its architecture may be brutal. Its soul is anything but. 

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Illustration: Naomi Boyne

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