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September 19, 2025

Kusama in Kazakhstan: New Almaty museum unveils modern art Mecca

Milosh Muratovskiy

Milosh Muratovskiy

фото: Делия Айдаралиева

The work of world-renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is now on view in Central Asia. The newly opened Almaty Museum of Arts has quickly captured the city’s attention, dominating social media feeds and sparking widespread conversation. Impressive in scale, the space is more than an exhibition hall — it’s a…

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September 16, 2025

Before her time: The incredible story of Kazakhstan’s first woman in medicine

Nazgul Zharbulova

Nazgul Zharbulova

Senior Correspondent, General News n.zharbulova@kursiv.media
Yerlan Iskakov

Yerlan Iskakov

ye.iskakov@kursiv.media

A viral social media video is shining a spotlight on Gulsum (Ummi-Gulsum) Asfendiyarova, the first Kazakh woman to earn a medical degree. Some viewers might even call her «Central Asia’s Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.» Building on this recognition, the video, created with the help of artificial intelligence, tells the story…

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September 16, 2025

Scientists crack mystery behind Pollock’s vivid blue

Tanat Kozhmanov

Tanat Kozhmanov

t.kozhmanov@kursiv.media

Researchers have solved the mystery behind the bright turquoise in Jackson Pollock’s «Number 1A, 1948.» With new chemical tests, they identified the pigment as manganese blue, a synthetic color used in paints and swimming pool cement until its discontinuation in the 1990s, according to Associated Press. The nearly nine-foot-wide canvas,…

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September 12, 2025

Netflix unveils trailer for film about Spaniards trapped in Stalin-era Kazakh camps

Daniil Devyatkin

Daniil Devyatkin

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent
Кадр из трейлера «Перемирие» (2025), бильд-редактор: Дастан Шанай

A new trailer has been released for «The Truce,» the first Kazakh-Spanish drama produced for Netflix. The film features actors from the Spanish hit series «Elite» as well as «Money Heist.» The story is inspired by true events. During Stalin’s political purges, hundreds of Spanish prisoners were held alongside Kazakhs…

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September 11, 2025

Beijing to mandate Mandarin use in new ethnic unification drive

Yerlan Iskakov

Yerlan Iskakov

ye.iskakov@kursiv.media

China reviewed two draft laws on Monday to increase the standard Chinese use among ethnic minorities, according to the South China Morning Post. These proposals reflect Beijing’s wider campaign to promote spoken and written Mandarin. The government aims to promote the standard Chinese language in areas such as education, public…

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September 4, 2025

Giorgio Armani, the designer who redefined modern style, has died

Yerlan Iskakov

Yerlan Iskakov

ye.iskakov@kursiv.media
REUTERS, бильд-редактор: Адэлина Мамедова

Giorgio Armani, the legendary Italian designer who built a global fashion empire with his relaxed yet elegant tailoring, has died at the age of 91. Thursday, his company announced that Armani had passed away surrounded by family. The cause of death was not disclosed. According to a statement from the…

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September 4, 2025

Nazi-looted painting resurfaces in Argentina

Tanat Kozhmanov

Tanat Kozhmanov

t.kozhmanov@kursiv.media

A long-lost masterpiece stolen during the Nazi occupation of Europe has turned up in an unexpected place: an Argentine real estate listing, according to the BBC. The painting, “Portrait of a Lady” by Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi, vanished during World War II. It resurfaced decades later when sharp-eyed viewers noticed…

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September 3, 2025

Mawlid al-Nabi 2025: Prophet Muhammad’s birthday to be observed Sept. 4-5

Yerlan Iskakov

Yerlan Iskakov

ye.iskakov@kursiv.media

Mawlid al-Nabi, also called Milad un Nabi, marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad and in 2025 is expected to fall around Thursday, Sept. 4, and Friday, Sept. 5. The date corresponds with the 12th of Rabi al-Awwal — the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar — observed by…

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July 2, 2025

World’s largest folk orchestra? 5,000 dombrists shatter record in Kazakhstan

Daniil Devyatkin

Daniil Devyatkin

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent
Фото: gov.kz, бильд-редактор: Милош Муратовский

A spectacular event featuring 5,000 musicians took place in the central square of Taldykorgan, in southeastern Kazakhstan, setting a new national record. The large-scale flash mob, titled «The Sound of the Great Steppe,» was organized in celebration of Kazakhstan’s National Day of Dombra, a traditional two-stringed lute central to Kazakh…

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June 25, 2025

Astana’s modern LRT sparks Soviet-era flashbacks

Daniil Devyatkin

Daniil Devyatkin

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent
Yerlan Iskakov

Yerlan Iskakov

ye.iskakov@kursiv.media
Фото: коллаж kursiv.media, бильд-редактор: Милош Муратовский

The recent installation of Astana’s light rail transit (LRT) trains has drawn widespread attention both online and in person, as residents of Kazakhstan’s capital city unwittingly echoed a scene from a legendary Soviet-era painting by Kazakh artist Abylkhan Kasteyev (1904-1973). The long-awaited LRT trains arrived in Astana and were placed…

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June 12, 2025

AI reimagines Harry Potter characters with Asian cast

Renata Gimatdinova

Renata Gimatdinova

LifeStyle Correspondent
Yerlan Iskakov

Yerlan Iskakov

ye.iskakov@kursiv.media

A neural network-generated reimagining of the «Harry Potter» saga has surfaced, offering a fresh perspective on what the characters might look like if they were Kazakh. The images have sparked buzz online, with some commenters saying the new cast looks even better than the original movie characters. The project gained…

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July 29, 2024

Kazakhstani KeshYOU collaborates with Snoop Dogg

Tatyana Kondratyeva

Tatyana Kondratyeva

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent t.kondratyeva@kursiv.media

KeshYOU, a popular musical band from Kazakhstan, released its new clip for the track “Forever Sunday” in collaboration with Snoop Dogg, a living legend of American rap music. In the clip, the girls from KeshYOU sing and dance in various locations in Los Angeles, riding around in a Tesla Cybertruck,…

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July 29, 2024

Cameraman from Kazakhstan becomes member of the Oscar Academy

Tatyana Kondratyeva

Tatyana Kondratyeva

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent t.kondratyeva@kursiv.media

Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev, a cameraman from Kazakhstan, has become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, also known as the Oscars. Kursiv LifeStyle congratulates Yerkinbek and displays a screenshot of his invitation letter. «Dear Yerkinbek, congratulations on becoming a member of the Academy! … You will also…

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July 24, 2024

Kazakhstani member of Cannes Lions jury reveals insights into the main international creative festival

Renata Gimatdinova

Renata Gimatdinova

LifeStyle Correspondent

Nikita Yermolayev, the creative director of RA Kombinat, has become the first representative of Kazakhstan on the board of the Cannes Lions 2024 jury. Kursiv LifeStyle discovered how someone can find themselves in that position and how well Kazakhstani creative projects performed at the festival. Yermolayev shared his impression of…

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July 23, 2024

Phenomenon of D Billions: How Kyrgyz artists make millions of dollars on YouTube

Tatyana Kondratyeva

Tatyana Kondratyeva

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent t.kondratyeva@kursiv.media

D Billions from Kyrgyzstan is perhaps the most well-known cultural product the country has produced in recent years. Kursiv LifeStyle has decided to explore how a group of artists from Kyrgyzstan found themselves earning hundreds of thousands of dollars per month. D Billions is a band and YouTube channel offering…

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