HISTORY & CULTURE
Books by Chingiz Aitmatov, the famous Kyrgyz writer.
His stories and novels describe the Central Asian culture during the Soviet years.
“Book of Words” by Abai.
Abai is THE poet of Kazakh people.
“The History of Pugachev” by Alexander Pushkin.
THE Russian writer tells the story of Cossack uprising after which Zhaik was renamed as Ural.
“Genghis Khan and The Making of the Modern World” by Jack Weatherford.
“The Oil and the Glory” by Steve LeVine.
“Once in Kazakhstan: The Snow Leopard Emerges” by Keith Rosten.
“The Silent Steppe” by Mukhamet Shayakhmetov.
“The Nomads” by Ilyas Yesenberlin.
His stories and novels describe the Central Asian culture during the Soviet years.
“Book of Words” by Abai.
Abai is THE poet of Kazakh people.
“The History of Pugachev” by Alexander Pushkin.
THE Russian writer tells the story of Cossack uprising after which Zhaik was renamed as Ural.
“Genghis Khan and The Making of the Modern World” by Jack Weatherford.
“The Oil and the Glory” by Steve LeVine.
“Once in Kazakhstan: The Snow Leopard Emerges” by Keith Rosten.
“The Silent Steppe” by Mukhamet Shayakhmetov.
“The Nomads” by Ilyas Yesenberlin.
GUIDE BOOKS:
“Central Asia” by Lonely Planet
“Kazakhstan. Nomadic routes from Caspian to Altai” by Dagmar Schneider and Jeremy Tredinnick.
“Kazakhstan. Nomadic routes from Caspian to Altai” by Dagmar Schneider and Jeremy Tredinnick.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS:
"On a Train in Kazakhstan" by Ashley Lanina (American expat author living locally in Atyrau!)
“Symbols of Independence of Kazakhstan” by Svetlana Trofimova
“Symbols of Independence of Kazakhstan” by Svetlana Trofimova