101. ArchitectureWeek - Culture - Postcard From East Kazakhstan - 2001.0207 The culture Department at ArchitectureWeek, the new magazine of design andbuilding, serving architecture online like never before. http://www.architectureweek.com/2001/0207/culture_2-1.html

Page C2.1 . 07 February 2001 NEWS DESIGN BUILDING DESIGN TOOLS ... Newsletter Free Postcard from East Kazakhstan The students' dining room at the summer camp of the East Kazakhstan Technical University architecture department. Photos by Alexander Sidorov. Photos by Alexander Sidorov. Dear ArchitectureWeek, Soon after East Kazakhstan Technical University was founded in the early 1960s, a pleasant retreat area was identified on a nearby riverside, on a picturesque bay called "Blue Gulf." The site is gently sloping, with open areas alternating with pine forest. My father, architect A. K. Sidorov, then rector of the university, designed a camp for rest and sports. The architecture department, of which my brother and I are members, has contributed a lot to its development. The camp now accommodates 150 people. Student housing consists of two lines of bungalows for six to eight people each, with a separate beach and sanitary facility. The bungalows are built of wood, concrete, and brick. The professors' wood bungalows, single-family or duplex, are sized for three to four family members and sited among the trees. The inside planning is simple but functional with zones for sleeping, cooking, and dining. Every bungalow is supported on stone pillars, which permits us to maintain the natural terrain and vegetation. Thrifty use of nature is a primary principle in planning and construction. Most of the bungalows were constructed by the professors themselves.

102. Kazakhstan:Culture The biggest name in Kazak cultural history is Abay Kunanbaev, striking colourcombinations and the intricacy of their geometric designs. kazakhstan http://www.cac-biodiversity.org/kaz/kaz_culture.htm

Your browser does not support script Welcome to Kazakhstan Country Profile Visitor's Notepad Maps ... Photo Gallery PGR in Kazakhstan Institutions PGR Unit Members Status of Database Collection Missions ... PGR Projects The biggest name in Kazak cultural history is Abay Kunanbaev , a 19th century poet and man of letters who launched Kazak as a literary language and translated Russian works into Kazak. Before Abay, Kazakstan literature consisted chiefly of long oral poems. Recitals by bards ( aqins ) and contests between them known as aitys are still important and popular. Kazakstan's most impressive textiles originate in the country's north-east, near the 'four corners' region of Kazakstan, Russia, China and Mongolia. The mix of influences is apparent in wall carpets and rugs unmatched in their striking colour combinations and the intricacy of their geometric designs. k a z a k h s t a n Though Kazaks are Muslim (Sunni) they are not, by and large, strictly so, and Islam is not a major political force. Reasons for this include the Kazakstan's location on the fringe of the Muslim world, and their traditionally nomadic lifestyle, unsuited to central religious authority. Kazak women appear Central Asia's most confident and least restricted, despite the lingering custom of wife-stealing, whereby a man may simply kidnap a woman he wants to marry (often with some collusion, it must be said), leaving her parents with no option but to negotiate the bride-price. Many Kazaks maintain a seminomadic existence, moving with herds, flocks and yurts from their collective farms to summer pastures every year. An affinity with the horse is shown in sports like

103. Kazakhstan Travel Guide: Travel With PATA - Your One-Stop Guide To Travel In Asi kazakhstan Travel Tourism Travel with PATA Making a Difference in Asian empire saw an increase in cultural exchange between Europe and Asia. http://www.kazakhstan.travelwithpata.com/history.html

Destination Guides Kazakhstan Home Kazakhstan Location Kazakhstan History Kazakhstan Culture ... Kazakhstan Costs Destination Search Select a Destination parseRec(dropData,dispData); What Is PATA? Weather in all regions Kazakhstan History Central Asia's recorded history begins in the 6th century BC, when the Achaemenid Empire of Persia held sway beyond the Amu-Darya River. In 330BC Alexander the Great led his army to victory over the last Achaemenid emperor and by 328 had reached Kabul and the Hindu Kush. The aftermath of Alexander's short-lived Central Asian empire saw an increase in cultural exchange between Europe and Asia. Hellenistic successor states disseminated the aesthetic values of the classical world deep into Asia, while trade bought such goods as the walnut to Europe. No one knows for sure when the miraculously fine, sensuous fabric spun from the cocoon of the Bombyx caterpillar first reached the west from China. Even after the secret of sericulture arrived in the Mediterranean world, Chinese silk producers consistently exercised the advantage of centuries of know-how. The demand for this thread saw unprecedented trade upon what became known as the Silk Road - a shifting web of caravan tracks rather than a single road. For a thousand years after the birth of Christ, Central Asia was the scene of pendulum-like shifts of power between nomadic hordes and the sedentary civilisations of Eurasia's periphery. Horses, rather than silk, had the greatest influence over regional events, since the vast grasslands fed millions of them. Mounted archers were the most potent military force in the region. The Huns, the Western Turks, Arabs and the Chinese all ventured into the region during this period.

104. History Of Kazakhstan:Turkestan Turkestan Cultural Renaisance of Central Asia. kazakhstan’ Rich Past Sets Stagefor Bright Future. kazakhstan has a rich past. http://www.kazakhembus.com/History.html

@import url(http://www.homestead.com/~media/elements/Text/font_styles.css); History System of Education Culture and Traditions Cuisine News ... Turkestan: Cultural Renaisance of Central Asia A thousand years before the Christian era, the nomadic Skythian- Saka civilization prospered on the Central Asian steppes. Many of their cultural monuments have survived till present days. The most impressive are tools and things of everyday life made in gold mounds in different regions of Kazakhstan. The royal tomb of the ancient town of Issyk close to Almaty, is famous for its integrity, beauty, elegance and craftsmanship. The motifs of this cultural treasure have become the basis of the modern Monument of Independence erected in Almaty in 1990s. In later centuries, the steppes were home to a powerful state formed by the Huns. Their empire greatly influenced the geopolitical map of that time. The Great Roman Empire in Europe Later, the Huns were replaced on the steppes by Turkic tribes. from the Yellow Sea in the East to the Black Sea in the West. These states were distinguished by a culture progressive for that time. They were based not only on a nomadic economy but also

105. Kazakhstan Bilateral Relations Relations between kazakhstan and Germany. support for the minority, kazakhstanhas come to be a special concern of German foreign cultural policy. http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/laenderinfos/laender/laender_ausgabe_html?

106. GlobalEDGE (TM) | International Business Resource Desk - Reference: Culture kazakhstan kazakhstan Development Gateway The kazakhstan Development Gateway about kazakhstan along with its current news and cultural standards. http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/busresmain.asp?ResourceCategoryID=17

107. FreeNet: Resources - Kazakhstan United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in International Research Exchanges Board kazakhstan (IREX/kazakhstan) http://www.freenet.kz/

Web Resources Kazakhstan ECA Alumni Government Official information Official Kazakhstan Central Election Committee Kazakhstan statistic agency South Kazakhstan region Ministries and Departments Kazakhstan Representatives in UN - New York (USA) Kazakhstan Consulate - New York (USA) Ministry of Foreign Departments - Astana International Programs / Kazakhstan United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in Almaty Unesco Progect - HeritageNet - Central Asia Unesco Progect - EcoNet - Central Asia The Environmental Policies and Institutions for Central Asia (EPIC) ... Community Connections Kazakhstan (CCK) Embassies in Kazakhstan USA Embassy The Environmental Policies and Institutions for Central Asia (EPIC) Australian Embassy Cities and Regions Astana Karaganda Kostanai Region web site ... Petropavlovsk Health and Environment Environmental Information Systems in Kazakhstan UCLA Language Materials - Kazakh Princeton University Transliteration Table for Kazakh Welcome to Kazakhstan ... Kazakh-Russian Dictionary Media HotLine Kazakhstan - Network News Center Internews Network Kazakhstan Press Club The Almaty Herald Online ... Newspaper "Vechernya Almaty"

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