Central Asia Iron Fist: Nazarbayev

Author: Olga Vdova
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: This is the first biography of Kazakh President Nazarbayev published in China. The book narrates and evaluates Nazarbayev's life journey from being a child of a Kazakh shepherd family to becoming the President of the independent Republic of Kazakhstan. The author writes about Nazarbayev's life experiences, while also depicting and evaluating many historical events and backgrounds of the era in which he lived. It reflects various aspects of Soviet-era politics, economy, social life, including party life, from multiple perspectives, particularly the face and changes of the Soviet period and post-independence Kazakhstan.