Daughters of two Putin opponents take on Kremlin
The Sunday Times, August 7, 2005

Altynbek Sarsenbayev:"Since Khabar company owners have hidden, the company should be nationalized"
"Vremya", July 28, 2005

U.S., Russia descend into mutual mistrust
Divisions threaten anti-terror efforts
San Francisco Chronicle, July 21, 2005

End of Russia's economic boom?
“The Washington Times”, July 6, 2005

Sitting at Putin's G-8 table
“The Washington Times”, June 30, 2005

Mixing oil, gas and politics
“The Economist”, June 20, 2005

Yukos ex-head 'could be rallying figure'
“Financial Times”, June 6, 2005

Kazakhstan: Talking tough
Energy Compass, May 27, 2005

Neighbors and history conspire for disaster
International Herald Tribune, May 25, 2005

Uzbekistan: No good political options in sight.
Eurasianet, May 18, 2005

Using cues of the past
“The Washington Times”, May 10, 2005

Putin’s deadly Great Game
“Daily Times”, April 20, 2005

United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) Holds Hearing: Kyrgyzstan's Revolution: Causes and Consequences
April 7, 2005

Enter Color Here
"The Moscow News", March 24, 2005

Opposition manoeuvres to place Kremlin's grandmaster in check
"The Guardian", March 15, 2005

Moscow takes back economic resources
"Financial Times", February 11, 2005

Russia Keeping Busy in Affairs of the Mideast
"Los Angeles Times", February 2, 2005

Nipping orange roses in the bud -- post-soviet elites against revolution
EurasiaNet, January 21, 2005

Putin liberals in revolt?
"The Washington Times", January 11, 2005

Beyond Ukraine, a grim picture
Post-Soviet democracy
"International Herald Tribune", December 28, 2004

On-air protest prompts suspension of Russian newscaster
Reuters in Moscow
“The Guardian”, December 9, 2004

A step forward.
Akezhan Kazhegeldin should come back and be involved in politics.
Yepokha (Epoch) Newspaper, № 45 (117), 2004

Will use any tactic, Chechen warlord warns
"The Globe and Mail", November 2, 2004

A Strong Japanese Initiative in Central Asia
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, October 20, 2004

Why the Kremlin doesn't care
“The Washington Times”, October 12, 2004

Media and elections in Central Asia
Central Asia - Caucasus Analyst, September 22, 2004

Beslan tragedy has potential to fan conflict across the Caucasus
EueasiaNet, September 7, 2004

Daughter's party keeps opposition politics all in President's family
By Jeremy Page in Almaty
“The Times”, August 19, 2004

Putin versus the oligarchs
The future of Russian business
“The Economist”, August 5, 2004

The banking crisis: too many questions, too many answers
“Moscow News”, #26, 2004

The new regionalism: Drifting toward multi-polarity
EurasiaNet, June 17, 2004

Kazakhstan: Official Vows Not To Interfere In 'Kazakhgate' Trial
RFE/RL, June 7, 2004

Kazakhstan: U.S. Businessman Pleads Not Guilty In 'Kazakhgate' Case
RFE/RL, June 4, 2004

Kazakhstan: United States vs. James H. Giffen.
EurasiaNet, May 31, 2004

Oil adds sheen to Kazakh regime
“Los Angeles Times”, May 12, 2004

Armenia’s Foreign Policy: Complementary or Conformable?
Tigran Martirosyan
Received via e-mail, April 14, 2004

Terrorism's next big trigger
“The Globe and Mail”, April 5, 2004

The terror dividend
Suicide bombings in Uzbekistan may have saved its US aid package
“The Guardian”, March 30, 2004

Khodorkovsky, Menatep, and Yukos
“The Moscow News”, #11, 2004

The Russian bear and its former territories
“The Washington Times”, March 5, 2004

Losing Russia
To prevent a 'cold peace,' the West must retreat from Cold War policies
"Los Angeles Times", February 15, 2004

Former PM decries Russian nationalism
“The Washington Times”, January 28, 2004

Russia’s Oily Future
Overcoming geology, not ideology, will become Moscow’s greatest challenge.
“Foreign Policy”, January/February 2004

Is Radical Islam Inevitable in Central Asia?
Received via e-mail, 22 December, 2003

Vlad the Victorious
Is this the death of Russia’s experiment with democracy?
“The Economist”, December 9, 2003

Israel becomes an Eurasian oil transit country
CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST, December 3, 2003

Turkmenistan: the more things change...
A commentary for the Turkmenistan Project
EurasiaNet, November 20, 2003

Controversy over Kazakh draft law on media
RFE/RL, 7 November 2003, Volume 3, Number 38
http://www.rferl.org/centralasia/

International Crisis Group Media Release
Youth in Central Asia: Losing the New Generation
Osh/Brussels, 31 October 2003

Russian policymakers air notion of "Liberal Empire" in Caucasus, Central Asia
EurasiaNet, October 27, 2003

Kremlin lobs another shot at marketplace of ideas
“The Christian Science Monitor”, October 1, 2003

Russo-Saudi romance may marginalize the Caspian
Central Asia - Caucasus analyst, September 10, 2003

Proposed election law changes in Kazakhstan stand to curtail independent monitoring
EurasiaNet, September 2, 2003

Putin emerges a winner after Iraq war
“Financial Times”, May 26 2003

Eurasian states grapple with difficult choices over looming Iraq offensive
EurasiaNet, February 18, 2003

From behind the bars
Sergey Duvanov
EURASIA-Internet, January 29, 2003

Bigeldin Gabdullin’s Open Letter to Larry Nupper, Ambassador of the United States in Kazakhstan
Received via e-mail, January 22, 2003

Turkmenistan: President calls early parliamentary elections
EurasiaNet, January 11, 2003

2002

]The Turkish Factor in the Geopolitics of the Post-Soviet Space
EurasiaNet, December 23, 26, 27, 2002

Russia removes itself from endangered list
High oil prices bought time to regroup
"The International Herald Tribune", December 18, 2002

Kazakhstan: Astana plans to boost energy exports to West
EurasiaNet, December 8, 2002

A promising partnership is tested
“The International Herald Tribune”, November 30, 2002

Uzbekistan: Russia's Image On The Rise In Central Asia (Part 1)
RFE/RL, November 12, 2002

Transition to autocracy in Central Eurasia: The US response
EurasiaNet, November 12, 2002

Critic of Kazakh leader in sixth day of hunger strike
“The New York Times”, November 6, 2002

Reviving greater Russia
“The Washington Times”, October 24, 2002

Caspian states should be 'transparent' with US oil cos' payments - US envoy
AFX, October 21, 2002

New Great Games in the Caspian will involve complex stakes
EurasiaNet, October 11, 2002

Kyrgyzstan Plays "Dangerous" Game
Bishkek authorities are warned of the dangers of playing host to the world's biggest military rivals.
IWPR, September 30, 2002

A year later, Central Asian economies have not changed course
Alec Appelbaum
EurasiaNet, September 10, 2002

Attack against journalist in Kazakhstan indicative of political crisis – Human Rights advocates.
EurasiaNet, September 4, 2002

International Crisis Group Media Release
Kyrgyzstan’s political crisis
Osh/Brussels, 20 August 2002

Kazakstan: New threat to Internet
Authorities take opposition journalist to court over online criticism.
IWPR, August 6, 2002

Power Politics in Central Asia
Sean Yom
Foreign Policy on Focus, July 26, 2002

Kazakhs' Season of Repression
President of Key U.S. Ally Puts Critics on Trial, in Jail
“The Washington Post”, July 22, 2002

Central Asia: Has new alliance with West helped opposition movements?
EurasiaNet, July 5, 2002

Complacency the Main Danger
Dmitry Dokuchayev, Yevgeny Yasin
“Moscow News”, #23, 2002

Transparent corruption
George Soros
“Financial Times”; June 13, 2002

Kazakhgate under way
EURASIA-Internet, June 5, 2002

Russia looks East and West for energy fortune
Sergei Blagov
EurasiaNet, May 30, 2002

Kazakh scandals throw spotlight on democracy.
Transitions Online, April 16-22, 2002

Kazakhstani prime minister admits to existence of secret government fund
Aldar Kusainov
EurasiaNet, April 5, 2002

Opposition in Kazakhstan press campaign to dilute president's authority.
EurasiaNet, March 19, 2002

Empire vs. Republic.
IEI, 21 February 2002

I do not believe.
IAC EURASIA-Internet, 21 January 2002

President's Christmas Tree.
Farid Murtaza
E-mail, January 8 2002

Eurasism as a philosophy of justifying inferiority
Sergei DUVANOV
Central Asia Bulletin, 29 November 2001

Council of Europe and Kazakhstan: Yes or no?
Authoritarian regime has just one perspective - deep disgrace.
Rashid NUGMANOV
"Central Asian Bulletin", 11 October 2001

Total claimant
Kazhegeldin-free liver is boring to death. Kazhegeldin-witness is exceptionally interesting
Valery STESHIN
There is a danger though that Nazarbayev would not come to the courtroom and would refuse to answer questions. He would say something about his tough schedule as an excuse. However, this is not a problem. The trial may be held in absentia. The precedent has been set. Ironically, Kazhegeldin is ahead of the president even in this respect.
Tsentralno-Asiatskiy Bulletin, 6 September 2001

A postcard from Rakhat and a rabbi's blessing
Ideological war: on a foreign trip and at home
Tatiana Deltsova
Stalin used to deport to Kazakhstan dissidents from all soviet republics, and they supported each other in order to remain their own selves and preserve their culture. On top of that, interethnic accord is not a great achievement; it's a standard. That's why it's as absurd to make a parade of it as it's absurd to make a parade of the fact that you brush your teeth.
Central Asian Bulletin, 30 July 2001

The Flying Dutchman
Investment in Kazakhstan: what it looks like
Tulegen NURALIEV
Political fog is not the best weather for investment. That's why international business circles have adopted a wait-and-see approach. Kazakhstan is a place where you can take risks - make money and hurry away before the money is taken away from you, one western expert said. Dozens of serious foreign companies failed to withdraw "pretty soon" and paid for it.
"Central Asian Bulletin", 13 June 2001

'Feast for the eye'
Kazakh people are again promised better life in three or four years
Sagyndyk Mendybayev
There is MACRO economics (on a national scale), and there is MICRO economics on the scale of common people. Those MACRO and MICRO never converge in Kazakhstan, as if they exist in two different states.
Central Asian Bulletin, 6 June 2001

No-alternative approach
as contract automanipulation
Sergey DUVANOV
The point is that the country slides towards dictatorship and only a completely ignorant person is unable to see that. We can stop this process either by liquidation of the President Nazarbayev’s monopoly on power, or by replacing him…and simultaneously promoting democratic institutions. That is real politic today. All other is political onanism. I can wish the 'not taking part in the fight' analysts every success in this jolly, but hardly effective endeavor.
Central Asian Bulletin, 18 May 2001

KTK TV: Political analyses
Sergei Duvanov
Opposition is said to paint the devil blacker than he is and dramatize the situation. Perhaps it is the case, but opposition has a right to personal opinion and personal disagreement. This is much better than to lie and swear black is white like the authorities often do. Sometimes criticism is more patriotic than praise. It's high time to recall a Mark Twain's maxim. He said that "...the citizen who thinks he sees that the commonwealth's political clothes are worn out, and yet holds his peace and does not agitate for a new suit, is disloyal; he is a traitor".
Central Asian Bulletin, 3 May 2001

Emigration and the recession of cultural and scientific development in Uzbekistan in 1991 - 2000
Dr. Mikhail DEGTIAR, Professor of sociology
Gaining its independence with the fall of the USSR in 1991, Uzbekistan as well as other Central Asian states faced a number of particular problems due to the specifics of the local intelligentsia. In fact, the major and the most active fraction of the intelligentsia in Uzbekistan by the beginning of 90s was composed of so-called "Russian-speaking" part of the population that includes a group of approximately 10-15 national minorities.
Central Asia Bulletin, 6 April 2001

In what language do you think?
Tatyana Trifonova, Samarkand
Indignation and intolerance of national-radicals are understandable, who wish at one stroke to make their language a really governing and to reject the necessity of knowing the Russian language. But it is reachable either by direct government pressure (including the pressure on its own people) or by patient work over national rebirth.
Central Asian Bulletin, 21 February 2001

Women-farmers in Uzbekistan
Tatyana Trifonova, Samarkand
After the Republic has acquired its independence women in Uzbekistan more and more are being alienated from intellectual and production activities. The sociologic surveys showed that more than a half of young Uzbeks feel sure that family and home way of living must comply with the Islamic norms. According to these norms young wives have the lowest status in families. They have to do the hardest work, including the servicing of husbands' parents and their relatives.
In these conditions the appearance and functioning of various foreign projects is a way out for Uzbek women. BISAMP - Bulungur Institutional Strengthening And Microcrediting Project was developed and is financed by International Mercy Corps and Know-How Fund of the British government. This project is a pilot one and is aimed at the formation of cooperative group of farmers in Bulungur district of Samarkand province, who are prepared to the professional and effective land utilization.
Central Asian Bulletin, 2 February, 2001

Where does the snow leopard head for?
Kazakh version of parliamentarism
Central Asian Bulletin, 9 January 2001

Kazakhstan will successfully integrate with Russia only if the building has the required safety factor. Anyone, who has ever held a bricklayer's trowel, knows that the blocks or bricks should first be cleared from mud and rubbish otherwise the mortar won't set.
Sometimes diplomats and public figures prove poor builders, because they prefer to pretend that there is no mud at all. This is not the best way to demonstrate one's ardent commitment to a job. Such approach to construction can produce only the building that we have today: with draughts and holes in the walls, hardly comfortable for anyone. So, maybe we should stop pretending. Anyway, people get an idea of the temperature indoors not from the optimistic forecasts in papers, but from their thermometers and their personal sensations like goose-skin.

Small shady dealings
Is U.S. help a waste of money?
Central Asian Bulletin, 23 November 2000

In civilized economies, small and medium-sized businesses form a sort of foundation that develops from the bottom, they are the basis and a starting point for large corporations. In Kazakhstan it's all vice versa: large corporations strive to monopolize the market and crush down every sign of free enterprise and any initiative that has not been authorized from the top. There are thousands of small businesses in the republic, and absolute majority of them has been set up not from the “bottom” but from the “top” – for the immediate tactical aims of their founders.

American at Center of Kazakh Oil Probe
Central Asian Bulletin, September 26, 2000

Investigators see the scandal as an example of big business as usual on the rough and risky frontier of capitalism in the former Soviet Union, where personal influence and connections can pay extraordinary dividends. It is a world where Giffen, a 60-year-old oil consultant based in New York, has flourished. During the decade since the collapse of communism, Giffen has performed a wide variety of services on behalf of Nazarbayev, arranging presidential trips to the United States, sealing multi-billion dollar oil deals and becoming an indispensable intermediary for U.S. companies seeking to do business with the Kazakh government.
To Americans seeking to cut deals with the Nazarbayev government, Giffen was viewed as "Mr. Kazakhstan," a man who could cut through red tape at the highest levels. "He seemed to have a stranglehold on almost all oil and gas contracts," recalled a State Department official.
U.S. officials dealing with Kazakhstan had a mixed view of Giffen's influence. On one hand, they recognized that he could promote U.S. economic interests in a sensitive part of the world. But they were concerned that he favored some U.S. companies over others for reasons that were unclear.

Freedom of Choice in Central Asia
Central Asian Bulletin, July 15, 2000

Religion and politics are a volatile mix. Taken alone, each can spoil a good dinner conversation. Together they are as explosive and unstable as nitroglycerin. At diplomatic cocktail parties the toxic brew of religion and politics can be as deadly as mixing one's drinks. A false move, a wrong statement, a shaky proposition and delicate negotiations that combine religion and politics can collapse under colliding worldviews.

Dispute between Kuwait and Texas
Astana’s policy fuels separatism in Western Kazakhstan
Central Asian Bulletin, 13 June 2000

Separatism is a likely prospect for Kazakhstan, and there are serious economic and political prerequisites for it. The Caspian region – its Atyrau and Mangistau oblasts – is rich in oil deposits. Today about 23 million tons - 70 per cent of the Republican output- is produced by the two oblasts (the remaining oil is produced in Aktyubinsk and Kzyl-Orda oblasts, where the fields are much poorer). Revenues from the oil sale at today’s world price amounts to $2.5 billion a year. Taking into account the net cost, transportation and manufacturers’ profit, municipal budgets of Atyrau and Mangistau are to get 20 per cent of oil revenues - $500 mln. It’s a fair price for exploitation of irretrievable oil sources. However the territories where oil is produced actually do not receive even the third part of the mentioned sum - the major part of all official charges they have to give to the center.

Davos-Like Dressing...
Central Asian Bulletin, 30 April 2000

Expectations from Eurasia-2000 Business Forum held in official Astana were enormous. The maximum expectation was to transform it into “Asian Davos”, a regular summit of political elite and international business. The minimum expectation was to remind the world on Kazakhstan oil and gas perspectives. To sweeten the acetous political image of Nursultan Nazarbaev by economic “candies”. Kashagan, Karaganchak, Baku-Ceyhan, Transcaspian Route, Silk Route and other similar projects were invoked to heat potential investors and attract them to the region.

Sugar-free Albright
The USA try to prevent revolution in Central Asia.
Central Asian Bulletin, 28 April 2000

When a child is taken to a hospital for vaccination s/he cries and hangs back. Strong adults urge the toddler: Stick it! It’s better to stand small pain now and not to suffer in your future life. Such a parallel comes to one’s mind when analyzing current relationships between the USA and each of Central Asian Republics. Both parties, though extremely unsatisfied, smile one to another. The baby has grown up and is not just crying but trying to bite his Mum. She has raised her hand to cuff the child but supreme pedagogical principles and the recognition of her own responsibility for educational blunders has been forcing her to exhort blandly and to blackmail: Behave well, otherwise you’ll not get a new bike.

Upon request: Moscow Flood
Central Asian Bulletin, March 27, 2000

There is none in modern Kazakhstan to complain to, as there is absolute presidential monarchy under the cover of republican order. This refers not only to majority of population, but to business elite representatives as well. Protectionism in industry is determined not by economic expedience, but ruling clan profits. Thus complaints are forced to be forwarded to the information space of neighboring friendly country, i.e. Russian Federation. There are much more chances that the ruling elite will hear an offended voice from Russia.

Thick “Domestos” for the window on Europe
Central Asian Bulletin, February 24, 2000

Yesterday President Nazarbaev left on his business trip for Austria where he is going to address OSCE Permanent Council. The situation is doubly piquant. Firstly, in connection with certain political events in the Alpine republic, EC countries have been abstaining from the dialog with Austria’s leaders and introducing sanctions against it. Within this context, Nazarbaev’s visit looks, gently speaking, ambiguous - as a non-compliance with EC majority and the demonstration of good disposition towards ultra-right nationalists.

Secondly, OSCE Permanent Council is composed of the heads of the OSCE member countries representatives, i.e. of national clerks who coordinate the activities of their missions. The participation of a state leader seems strange, at any rate, it is an obvious subordination entrenchment. In fact, the leader is going to take part in the meeting that is not in the congruence with his status.

Uzbek secret services become active in the south of Kazakhstan
Tashkent is attempting to solve a territorial problem single-handed
Central Asian Bulletin, February 3, 2000

Several years ago Islam Karimov gave the regional pas to his Kazakhstan colleague in public. Actually, it were Asian arts: the leader is not a person who is called so but that one who provided actual development for his country. And Uzbekistan has run rings around its neighbors significantly. The “government is the major reformer” concept, preservation of tough vertical of state control, limiting the possibilities for oligarchic clans development, for corruption and intensive hard currency export, - the order though strange to the western liberal mentality turned to be an efficient one under Uzbekistan specific conditions. As a result, a son cut off with a shilling became much stronger than effeminate child who had shown promise but turned to be a capricious spender. As a result, a son cut off with a shilling became much stronger than effeminate child who had shown promise but turned to be a capricious spender.

CIS leaders shake hands but do not share the baccy with each other
Central Asian Bulletin, January 26, 2000

Islam Karimov, the President of Uzbekistan, has been selected a new favorite of the Kremlin. He was the first Putin met with. Russian media has suggested an ingenious idea that might possibly have been outspoken by a Kremlin source: CIS leaders have been divided into two categories. The strong leaders of strong states (Uzbekistan) welcome the strong Russia. The leaders of weak countries, not self-sufficient from the economic viewpoint and completely dependent on the West, would like to see Russia weakened, too. Experts include Moldova and Georgia in the latter category.

Let’s See Who's Come.
Central Asian Bulletin, January 7, 2000

If Gorbachev had something from Hamlet (to be or not to be, and if to be – how?), Yeltsin – something from Don Quixote and Oblomov, Putin looks like another Goncharov’s hero – Stolz. He is characterized by extreme pragmatism and intentions to solve problems technologically, to reach designated goals by any available means if necessary.
Pragmatic Nazarbaev having succeeded in playing a complicated double game between Russian and the West will have to make a serious choice not once. He previously used ploys, plying, interpreted the same actions differently (one way –for Washington and another one – for Moscow). This set of Asian arts will face the Byzantine arts of new Russian President.

The Last Chance of Nursultan Nazarbaev.
The National Dialog: a new step to democracy in Kazakhstan. Central Asian Bulletin, December 7, 1999

After-election slack season in political life of Kazakhstan that, as many may wish, should last till the next presidential elections, turned to be disturbed from the very beginning. The scenario the events have been following differs greatly from that forecasted both by governmental and independent analysts. The appeal to the President to start the "national dialogue" between authorities and opposition sounded in electrified atmosphere.

"National dialog" is not a panacea; it can not solve all the problems and is a rather painful medicine. All the regimes of the world agree to take this medicine only when jeopardized by the more serious consequences. Oppression is "the more serious consequences" for opposition. For the authorities such consequences mean paralysis of social life, economic collapse, opposition transfer to conspiracy work. Both parties are forced to start a dialog recognizing that in the case of success they will acquire (or preserve) not all they might wish to. However that is the nature of political compromises.

Religious Factor as the Card in Political and Economic Games.
Series: Political and Economic Processes in Kazakhstan (Following Kazakhstan and Russian Press). Issue 6, October 1999. Washington

Kazakhstan press reader can discover some strange things while examining how religious topics are presented. At first glance the attention is attracted by diversity of aspects which should promise a detailed image of the topic. But going on you can discover something disproportional in the image of religion offered by Kazakhstan newspapers, something interfering with the idea of religion role in social life and internal world of individual we are used to.

Language as an Object of National Policy.
Series: Political and Economic Processes in Kazakhstan (Following Kazakhstan and Russian Press). Issue 5. August, 1999. Washington

Language is an integral part of everyday life of people. That’s why we judge how close or how alienated the authorities are from the people through the prism of how they address the problem of national language.
Language is closely connected with the various spheres of human activities. That’s why one should distinguish between different aspects when solving the language problems and implementing the language policy: the state of language of a native born nationality, its relation to representatives of other nationalities who live in the country, the problem of national culture and its revival. These aspects should not be substituted one for another, and most importantly they should not be considered apart from problems of economic expediency in the nearest and distant future.

Forthcoming Parliamentary Elections: Political and Legal Aspects.
Series: Political and Economic Processes in Kazakhstan (Following Kazakhstan and Russian Press). . Issue 4. June, 1999. Washington

Political and legal collisions around parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan scheduled for Fall 1999 have been analyzed within the present series (see issue 1 “Forthcoming Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan: Question on Terms Shift and Conditions of Realization”). This subject has not lost its actuality since that time, but several new aspects occurred in the discussion.

Political Parties on the Threshold of Parliamentary Elections.
Series: Political and Economic Processes in Kazakhstan (Following Kazakhstan and Russian Press).   Issue 3. May, 1999,Washington

Since April 1999 that is after about a month presidential election had took place an active discussion of the situation with parties and social and political movements has been beginning in Kazakstan’s mass media.A number of questions hit the highlight:
factors favoring real and potential reinforcement of the role of parties and social and political movements; terms made by current legislation for parties and movements; political strategy of the power directed to prevent parties, first of all the ones in opposition, from going out into big politics and national level as much as possible; arrangement of one or another party in a common politico-ideological space; possible alliances and oppositions.

President’s Family as the Center of Power and the Factor of Political Influence. The Situation after the Election.
Series: Political and Economic Processes in Kazakhstan (Following Kazakhstan and Russian Press). Issue 2. April, 1999. Washington

Some time after the presidential elections of January 1999 arising of the President's family subject, at a first glance not very active, but in fact rather reflective, was noticed in the Kazahkstan press. The analysts regard the following turn of the subject as most significant. The conflict between the society and the Family, as well as the conflict in the family itself  between its separate groups is added by the accelerating conflict between the head of the family and his blood heirs.

Forthcoming Parliament Elections in RK: Question of Terms Shift and Conditions of Realization
Series: Political and Economic Processes in Kazakhstan (Following Kazakhstan and Russian Press). Issue 1. April, 1999. Washington

Since the beginning of February, almost just after presidential elections, in Kazakhstan the inoficial election campaign in parliament began.
On a general background of discussion of pre-election problems the messages on an opportunity of the announcement of extraordinary parliament elections were especially stressed from the very beginning. The information of a similar sort, probably, would be a little less sensational, if not the recent extremely scandalous episode with the shift of presidential elections in RK.
This block of the information is accompanied by a number of other information events, clarifying the political situation and highlighting the real contents and strategic purposes, which present authority on behalf of the president Nazarbaev on forthcoming parliamentary elections puts before itself.