Orteke is a Kazakh performing art with a traditional two-stringed instrument called a dombyra and a wooden mountain goat puppet. Attached to the surface of a drum, the puppet is connected to the ...
Tlendiyev died on Oct. 15, 1998. He was named a People’s Artist of the USSR and awarded Kazakhstan’s highest honor, Halyk ...
Co-option involves absorbing and repurposing dissent to align with state narratives, enhancing regime legitimacy, deterring opposition, and projecting strength during periods of political tension ...