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Article: Quiet tensions. (Kazakhstan's political groups)(includes related article)(Special Issue: Kazakhstan) (Cover Story)
- Article from:
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Article date:
- October 1, 1993
- Author:
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Kazakhs and Russians are getting along--so far.
Why has Kazakhstan escaped the conflicts that have occurred in so many other former Soviet republics? It seems paradoxical that in the face of deteriorating economic conditions Kazakhstan has remained stable and its leadership unchallenged.
In part the phenomenon can be explained by the majority of the population's resistance to political change. Sociological research commissioned by the Supreme Soviet revealed that most of the republic's inhabitants, especially those living in rural areas, are not eager for economic reforms. They don't particularly want to face their problems on their own.
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