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Kazakhnomad's wanderings

You know how the mind wanders when you are wondering what the next move will be of your opponent, especially when 12 time zones away in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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"Piebald Dog Running Along the Shore" Quotes

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Mon Jul 6, 2009 8:36pm.

I wanted to share a few quotes with my readers the wonder of this little short story by Chingiz Aitmatov. You can find on the Internet and read it for yourself.  Though short, the haunting refrains of a father-son relationship with an old grand... Read more »

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Kyrgyz Chingiz Aitmatov's Writings

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Sun Jul 5, 2009 10:02pm.

Thanks to the work of Russian or Kyrgyz translators and Iraj Bashiri’s efforts to put Chingiz Aitmatov’s writings on the Internet in English, I just finished reading the simple little story by Aitmatov titled “Piebald Dog Running Along the... Read more »

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Soviet Logical Fallacies from Kazakh Perspective

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Sat Jul 4, 2009 5:32am.

The following are logical fallacies used by the Soviets as written by my Kazakh students told to them from their parents or grandparents’ perspective. M.K. Strawman Argument – In Soviet Union it showed that crime level was low, but the real... Read more »

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The Embrace of Stalinism (Part II)

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Fri Jul 3, 2009 9:47am.

“The Embrace of Stalinism”  by Arseny Roginsky   This paper was read at a conference on the History of Stalinism in Moscow on 5 December 2008) The search for a Great Russia At a certain level, that of personal recollections, the terror... Read more »

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The Embrace of Stalinism - Books of memory (Part III)

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Fri Jul 3, 2009 9:46am.

The Embrace of Stalinism by Arseny Roginsky   Books of memory Books of memory are one reference point about the memory of Stalinism. These books, published in the majority of Russian regions, form a library of almost 300 volumes. They contai... Read more »

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The Embrace of Stalinism (Part I)

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:18pm.

This paper, written by Arseny Roginsky, was read at a conference on the History of Stalinism in Moscow on 5 December 2008, I have broken it down into three parts, I thought it was fitting after sharing for the past month stories from my Kazakh stu... Read more »

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Gaukhar's Grandfather Survived Stalingrad

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:15am.

I want to tell you about the story that I heard from my mother. This is a story about the person who was a commander of division in land forces, a very good carpenter and he was my grandfather. My grandfather was born in 1922 in a small village.... Read more »

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Zhamilya's Grandfather Disabled but Much Loved!

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:46pm.

This story began in 1941. It was the Second World War. Somewhere in Russia was a small village. The war had just begun. All the men went to the Front. Only women, children and old men stayed. Everybody was hungry. There was not any food or cloth... Read more »

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Vladimir's Grandparents don't speak about Soviet past

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:04am.

Let me tell you about my grandparents. First of all, I want to tell you about my mom’s parents. My granddad went away when my mom was a baby. I still do not understand him and even I do not know the reason he went away. What about my granny sh... Read more »

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Khadicha's Grandma's "Story of One Life"

Submitted by kazakhnomad on Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:33pm.

This story will be about my grandmother. When I started to write I didn’t know what title this story should have because most of our grandparents have there own exiting stories.  They are all very old, most of them were born before World War ... Read more »

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