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Piping Hot (23)


22.02.2012 | 11:00
CATEGORIES: Technology, Holiday, Personality, Food
Author: Карла Нур

Maslenitsa week is in full fling. Naturally, it was expected of us to publish a delicious article about hot pancakes, but Vox Populi decided to adopt a different approach to the holiday and introduce a young entrepreneur Yermek Kabeguzhinov to our readers. He will tell us about his small family pancake business.

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Life In A Kiosk (16)


20.02.2012 | 11:00
CATEGORIES: Society, Utilities, Children, City
Author: Канат Бейсекеев

During freezing days when all Kazakhstanis were staying in their warm apartments complaining about frosty winter Azhibekov family whiled away the cold evenings in a kiosk where they had been living for already 5 years. The kiosk itself is situated virtually in the city centre, on the corner of Zharokov and Mynbayev streets and it has attracted much public attention just by its look.

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Heart Of The South (41)


17.02.2012 | 10:00
CATEGORIES: Region, Society, City
Author: фото: Канат Бейсекеев, текст: Галина Рыжкина

It is for tourists and devotees Turkestan is a Kazakh Mecca. Often they come here for a few days and do not have time to see anything except their hotel and the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. A lot of pilgrims still visit Turkestan. However, journalist Galina Ryzhkina and photographer Kanat Beisekeyev ignored legendary graves during their travelling and set off on their own small trip. To the heart of this ancient city of walls, to its central market.

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Long-Awaited Warmth (35)


15.02.2012 | 11:00
CATEGORIES: Region, Accidents, Utilities
Author: фото: Канат Бейсекеев, текст: Галина Рыжкина

In the beginning of February Central Heating and Power Plant completely broke down in southern Kentau town, which is situated 180 kilometres away from Shymkent. According to official version, the accident was caused by severe frosts and obsolete equipment. The news about it spread all over the country in an instant, and Emergency Minister Vladimir Bozhko came to Kentau by helicopter. The accident was eliminated, and town akim (mayor) was roundly rebuked. However, after this one accident there were hundreds of others in this town. Galina Ryzhkina and Kanat Beisekeyev went to Kentau after the minister and saw what he had not been shown.

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Open-Hearted Confession (23)


14.02.2012 | 11:30
CATEGORIES: Photo session, Holiday
Author: Дамир Отеген

Some people consider St. Valentine's Day to be a commercial event unrelated to love whatsoever. Others think of it as the only opportunity to confess their feelings. In any case, why not to perceive it as a day when you can show care to your loved one and remind him or her how much they mean to you.

Vox Populi offered everybody to make a surprise for their significant ones and tell about their feelings.

 

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Home-made Food Styling Or Do Not Drool Over Keyboard! (35)


13.02.2012 | 11:30
CATEGORIES: Photo session, Technology, Food
Author: Асия Фаткулина

The author of one of our most touching articles On The Way From Almaty To Astana Assiya Fatkulina is not just a wonderful photographer, but, as it appeared, a great cook too. Having looked through her pictures on Facebook, our mouths watered and we immediately demanded that she reveals the secret of how she can take such pictures and stay slim at the same time. Inside this report you can find the answers to these questions. Bon appetit to everyone!

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Handmade Notebook (24)


10.02.2012 | 13:16
CATEGORIES: Technology, Personality
Author: Данияр Агабеков


Many of you must have popped into small shops selling handmade items. Usually all what people see there are just cute things pleasant to look at. It is very hard to imagine how much effort was put into it. Today we will show you how to make a notebook with your own hands.


 

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300 (48)


09.02.2012 | 12:00
CATEGORIES: Animals
Author: Николай Судаков & Гульнара Бажкенова

One tazy can feed the whole aul (village), it was said in old days. This hound was considered as one of seven treasures of Kazakhs. However, since 1950s their number has declined. Today there are just 300 pure-bred tazy. Like 300 Spartans.

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Love And Mothers (27)


08.02.2012 | 13:30
CATEGORIES: Region, Society
Author: Карла Нур

In the last two weeks Kaznet was discussing news about a single father of large family from Astana. We will revert to this story in our next articles. As it appeared, the problem of large families concern Kazakhstanis only if the head of such family is a father, forgetting that the majority of such families consist of a single mother with children. Karla Nur flew to Pavlodar where the only public fund helping large families is situated.

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View From Above Is Better (42)


06.02.2012 | 11:00
CATEGORIES: City
Author: Максим Золотухин

One of the most famous press photographers in Almaty Maxim Zolotukhin is a real fan of his home city. His works collect dozens of likes on Facebook, but you can see a series of his photographs dedicated to Almaty and shot from above in different seasons only on Vox Populi. The largest city of Kazakhstan is impossible to fit into one picture, but each of its parts looks incredibly beautiful.

 

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