Kazakhstani React To One Of The Biggest Protests In Decades | Street Interview

Early this year there was a series of massive anti-government protests in Kazakhstan that was triggered by a steep rise in oil prices. It was one of the biggest and deadliest protests in the Central Asian nation’s history where more than 12,000 people were arrested and over 200 people were killed. Why did the protests become so violent and what’s the aftermath been like? We wanted to find out and talk to ordinary citizens of Kazakhstan. For the first time ever, we hit the streets of Almaty, Kazakhstan's biggest city, to hear what people have to say.
The opinions expressed in this video are those of individual interviewees alone and do not reflect the views of ASIAN BOSS or the general Kazakh population.
0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Why did the protests happen?
4:20 - How big were the protests?
7:04 - Reaction to President Tokayev’s order to “shoot and kill without any warning”
8:43 - If Kazakhstan is an oil-rich nation, why is there so much poverty?
10:50 - People’s monthly income
13:50 - What can the government do to improve the living conditions of Kazakh citizens?
16:13 - Do you think these kinds of events will happen again?
17:22 - Message to global audience
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[@hanabi3124]

I could never imagine Asian boss doing an interview in my country. Thank you for highlighting these issues. The more people talk about it, the more I am convinced that these rallies were not in vain

[@erwinsmith3198]

I was surprised too

[@higuain7106]

I have been watching Asian Boss for the last 5 years, and in those days I really wanted them to make videos about Kazakhstan. But never thought that the first one will be about mass protests taken place in my country.

[@roccobot]

Pardon my ignorance, but are all of them speaking Russian, Kazakh, or it depends on the person?

[@hanabi3124]

@@roccobot yeah, but in Kazakhstan, most speak Russian because it is the language of interethnic communication (there are many nationalities in Kazakhstan) + in Kazakhstan, all documents and official things are filled out in Russian in most cases

[@ironheart5830]

@@hanabi3124 I wish to hear more Kazakh language which is more or less similar to Turkish.

[@Pheebe.Dee.]

The people in Kazakhstan pretty much want the same thing as any other developing country dealing with political conflict; they want freedom, peace, equality, educational opportunities, and sustainable financial stability.

[@benbentan4005]

But does riot bring that?mob mentality did not lead to good outcome in general

[@akon360]

Even if you give them all that they’ll still complain.

[@benbentan4005]

@Harry Groundwater and where else? French revolution is long past us. And french is experienced in overthrowing government by violence. British seems to have better way to settle the issue. So I don't see reason to advocate for violence.

[@jonjosephsanjuan4693]

@@benbentan4005 so basically what you're suggesting is we should all be silenced and obedient.

[@benbentan4005]

@Harry Groundwater free from what exactly? Any demand must be specific or else it only mean whoever demand it does not know what he wants. Just like when a kid tell you I want freedom, but what exactly is the freedom he wants? Freedom of doing whatever he wants and continue to demand money from his parents? That is no freedom. I could relate if they want to be freed from corruption, or freed from inequality. And someone from the crowd has to say how it should be achieved. Not just calling for freedom. It is pointless.

[@thaumaturgecat634]

Asian boss broadening its horizons, we love to see it

[@psychogenesis6755]

Holy crap Kazakhstan!! I'm so happy to see Asian Boss broadening their scope of Asian content news and media coverage. Btw as always great interview. I love what you guys do and stand for.

[@ironheart5830]

Never forgets that Kazakhstan is in Asia too 😊

[@jasonwilliamtjandra]

@@ironheart5830 Central Asia to be specific.

[@ironheart5830]

@@jasonwilliamtjandra 👍

[@psychogenesis6755]

@@ironheart5830 I meant to write *content* not continent lol

[@ironheart5830]

@@psychogenesis6755 OK 😊

[@akolyt]

Please do more interviews in central asian countries!! These countries usually get forgotten about sadly and don't get much attention. Asia is not only China, South Korea, and Japan

[@ironheart5830]

Yeah your right sadly that all American know when someone say Asia 😆

[@gaukharmurzagaliyeva4509]

would like this comment multiple times if I could.

[@akom3640]

A European recently told me I (Kyrgyz) wasn’t a real Asian lol

[@akolyt]

@@akom3640 Greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦❤️🇰🇬 you are Asian

[@lukashanko90]

Only China is Asia

[@bethwolford3652]

Corruption is almost always at the heart of it, isn’t it? Whether it’s Kazakhstan or here in the USA. It was so good to hear from the people. Thank you so much for covering this so well!

[@rage8kage]

I hope this isn't going to affect adversely our supply of best potassium

[@underdogtv2855]

The coup was backed by the US they are trying to coup all of Russia and Chinas allies including Belarus,Cambodia Laos and many more because they are allies of China and Russia .

[@donnieraczynski572]

@@underdogtv2855 you are ignorant... kazakhs were tired of corrupt government and you blame america for this??? gosh you are such a Putin propagandist

[@Comebackherein2050]

corruption in Kazakhstan is on a completely different level

[@zed7585]

Lol, don't compare Kazakhstan's corruption to the US, corruption is everywhere somewhere less somewhere more, but Kazakhstan FULLY corrupted to compare with the US where it's only in politics, so your compariness is shitty

[@fehhh2972]

Love Kazakhstan and Kazakh people from Brazil! 🇧🇷♥️🇰🇿

[@notnoches]

Kazakhstan loves Brazil 🇰🇿🇧🇷

[@MrBeeMAD]

Thank you! We are all kinds of humans doesn't matter of nation or other shirt bruh !

[@robertgalloway3771]

How are the indigenous people in the Amazon being treated!?

[@hope856]

I never comment much but your commitment to providing ground level opinions from all over Asia is nothing short of superhuman effort. Keep it up!

[@dancingspeed]

I've never really met a Kazakhstani IRL before so I wasn't aware of what the people generally look like, so I never knew how diverse the people look. I wish all Kazakhstani all the best for their fight against tyranny. Solidarity from Myanmar ❤️

[@malikaturla]

We have people of different nationalities. About 130 ethnicities 😁

[@notnoches]

🇲🇲💖🇰🇿

[@Ahmed-iam]

Except to europeans in this vid, the rest were Kazakh. Different asian bloods mixed and maybe only a little bit european in us.

[@malikaturla]

@@Ahmed-iam almost but not entirely true. The granny I believe is Korean. Look up our ethnicities

[@andij605]

I went to Kazakhstan before, and at one of the museums they had some tribute to each group of people who lived in Kazakhstan... The tour guide there looked PISSED at me, because I wasn't from one of them, she was trying to show that Kazakhstan was so diverse that I was represented as well, but nope😂 I felt a bit bad for her. But yes, there were many many dozens of different cultures and people.

[@TheHjjin]

As a South Korean, I have been interested in central Asian countries. Even though I feel quite close to them, especially Kazakhstan, the issues in these countries are not much covered by international media. So I am happy Asian Boss dealt with this.

[@MrBeeMAD]

Thank you brother! We also got many koreans in Kazakhstan.

[@magzhantursunbayev8534]

Wow being as a constant viewer of Asian Boss, I’m really surprised that for the first time they interviewed our country!

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

I know its shallow, but I keep seeing quite handsome guys from Kazakhstan in the comments! haha Makes me want to visit ^.^

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

@@hereusername haha maybe lol

[@aigulmoonkz]

@@satyasyasatyasya5746 haha😄

[@feixty1176]

I loved hearing the message, "Different countries and languages make us different from each other, but we all want to live better and this is what makes us similar". I feel we often forget that we are bound to disagree with others in our lives but that is okay; we are meant to discuss, compromise, learn, and grow from each other since we all have different backgrounds and experiences in life. This saying reminds that all everyone wants at the end of the day is to live a good life, plain and simple, and we should want that for each other. Really loved this interview! Thank you for taking the time to talk with the people of Central Asia. Looking forward to the next video!

[@Annokh]

One guy I know once said that we should focus more on looking out for like-mindedness in specific fields rather than trying to strive for the white whale of a goal of finding people like-minded in everything, and just try to give each other more space when it comes to things we don't agree on. And most importantly, always listen to each other because everyone has their own context. I have a conflicted opinion on this guy's position, but I gotta give him that he's right on something: our oversimplified view on someone else's opinion is what makes the latter look like some drivel in the first place, and this is how we enter a downwards spiral of not being willing to talk and compromise with each other.

[@thomaswayneward]

BS, that kind of thinking is called communism. Free economies are build on tussle and bustle, not fairy land ideas.

[@a_fire_inside]

It's not a 100% accurate translation from Russian into English, they skiped "The Zhanaozen massacre" part. For those who interested: in 2011 Kazakhstan' government decided to shoot peaceful protestors. So it's not a new story at all for this country.

[@livtaspa13]

Who refers( in the video) to the Zhanaozen massacre?

[@AScreengazer]

@@livtaspa13 08:39 - she says "I don't think it's right to shoot people, _like they once did in Zhanaozen_," etc.

[@numu4913]

who didn't know, Zhanaozen local thing as a chinese Tiananmen

[@MrBeeMAD]

That's true...

[@lioneliemi9366]

Wow, glad to know that AB is in Central Asia! I'm from Kyrgyzstan. And for sure wish everything best for CA countries.

[@ahriboy]

🇺🇿🇹🇲 and 🇹🇯 too

[@pinkcloud8182]

out of curiosity, do you consider afghanistan to be central asia? i've heard different opinions and was just wondering.

[@worldtravel101]

👍

[@lioneliemi9366]

@@pinkcloud8182 Actually it's not part of Central Asia, and personally too I do not consider Afghanistan as a part of Central Asia because of culture and language difference.

[@pinkcloud8182]

@@lioneliemi9366 ah okay, interesting because i always saw it as so similar to tajikistan. thanks!

[@karenchang7482]

I'm sitting here eating dinner in Hawaii, a Taiwanese girl born in the US, able to learn and see people on the streets of Kazakhstan amidst the Ukraine crisis that's taking over all of the local and national news stations. Thank you Asian Boss for all that you do, spreading awareness about international current events, and showing us that we are all human and are more alike than we think. As all the comments show here, it doesn't go unnoticed. Keep up the great journalism

[@dmp1520]

Long live free and democratic taiwan!!

[@personaldove]

@@dmp1520 Yes, China is united.

[@RCXDerp]

@@personaldove With deez nuts

[@hissukka6619]

omg, stop it Karen

[@caroltakahashi6421]

According to these interviews, their people seem to be much more educated as per their answers than the average American on the street.

[@kmmediafactory]

Problem is a lot of people are living in their own blissful world, depending on location of course. A lot of Americans are more concerned with domestic rather than international politics.

[@lorainisrael]

I agree, was a bit even surprised. I am from Kazakhstan myself but I had pleasure to also live in Russia, Israel, USA, and UK, and I'm impressed with how eloquently these people explained the situation and that their understanding of the causes is quite mature and educated. There were no cliché statements from TV propaganda and they expressed their thoughts freely and openly.

[@mrtom3297]

I live in Kazakhstan and have never been to the US but kazakhs have a culture of open discussion at home and broad family networks. That really builds the emotional well reasoned intelligence that you see in the interviews. Ethnically Kazakhstan has a broad population aside from the kazakhs; it was a Soviet pioneer land ( and a place of gulags) so many people came here from throughout the USSR and I know people with ethnic Russian, Armenian, Ukrainian and Korean blood who are proud to be citizens of Kazakhstan.

[@kimtaeri13]

I hadn't heard anything about this at all in New Zealand, despite so many deaths. Typical mainstream media representation. Thanks AB for letting us know and including Kazakhstan in your coverage.

[@M_SC]

I heard all about it in Canada. I watch news from a variety of news sources online. Mostly on KZbin

[@justanaverageguy4739]

Because they only show news related to western, they don't care about other countries

[@imanuellaakp4233]

yeah, most countries only show news about countries which are related to them. or in which they have a problem with. it's normal.

[@puga4202]

@@justanaverageguy4739 That's not true, they broadcasted Hongkong Protests 24/7 for the whole year in 2019. Basically, anything bad related to China will get the headline, and you know why.

[@littlefirerabbit9802]

They love negative news on China. If no, fake some

[@Delcatty99]

Amazing interview, I'm so glad you did this!! Kazakhstan, we are rooting for you!

[@cakeyummy2401]

Love to Kazakstan from the USA! 🇺🇸❤️🇰🇿

[@aliyaariya8387]

Thank you so much Asian Boss for covering Kazakhstan! I'm from Kz, and it was really unexpected to see this ❤️ I'm not from Almaty, but its still was a horrifying experience

[@JImmY1982MinG]

I feel for the people of Kazakhstan, I hope the government will focus on making their people's lives better in every way possible. It is going to take time, but they can do it. I wish I can visit Kazakhstan in the near future. It has always been one of my life long dreams to experience the culture and be friends with the people in that part of the world.

[@M_SC]

The people all seem well educated and informed

[@diabloprimordial5735]

Me and my friends love Kazakhstan... A beautiful place especially the nature... Hoping to visit there if the situation there become better... I wanna have a kazhakstani friends so that we can share each other cultures 😅 God bless and keep safe.. Love from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@louis9116]

@@koz915 cuz most of us ethnic Kazakhs look very similar to our SEA brothers

[@RiceaxeGaming]

I´ve always been interested in countries of central asia, especially kazakhstan. Thank you Asian Boss for the new horizon and presented perspectives.

[@thilyb2052]

thank you so much asian boss team! i have been following this channel for such a long time and it means the world to me to see that you guys gave the people from kazakhstan an opportunity to speak about the situation!! keep up the great work ❤

[@SheshankReddyS]

The composure and the empathy in the voice of the lady with the green sweatshirt was inspiring!

[@christinaongyt]

Learned a lot. Thank you Asian Boss and the people of Kazakhstan for sharing.

[@ChromeColossus]

Wow, thanks so much for doing this video. It was really illuminating. I hope we hear more from Kazakhstan here in the coming months!

[@octavia7408]

So based on the Kazakh people here in the comments attacking my initial observation and appreciation for the diversity I've seen in the video. I shouldn't say "The diversity of the Kazakh people is beautiful" The Kazakh people have spoken and they say I should say their diversity is ugly. Ok, happy now? "We hardly hear from people in Central Asia, thank you for sharing this part of the world with us." Now, I have heard from people in central Asia and it's a disappointment. I made my comment with limited political and historical knowledge of your country, just an appreciation and, instead of educating foreigners about your country, you attack them instead, what a disappointment. Bye

[@sambros2]

Think its just Kazakh

[@octavia7408]

@@sambros2 Opps, sorry, corrected it. :)

[@supermaster2012]

Diversity? The ethnic Russians displaced and genocided the native population during the Soviet era. Diversity is a lie pushed by the rich elites to erase their sins from the history books.

[@octavia7408]

@@supermaster2012 People have been mixing for thousands of years, Neanderthals mixed with Denisovans and others, etc. That's why there are more lighter-skinned Africans the further north you go and Eurasian-looking people in the central parts of Asia. It just depends on geographical proximity and the movement of people. You should check what the Kalash people in Pakistan look like and you'd be surprised, they have been there for thousands of years and are a genetic isolate.

[@austrianpainter42069]

@@octavia7408 and? What does it have to do with what he's saying?

[@triname7808]

I thought what the woman in the green hoodie said was amazing. She said something like, “I don’t want to say this to a global audience but to my nation…” and all of what followed were things that I hoped people in my own country would do/see to/in each other. So she ended up spreading a universal message anyway.

[@ryumitsurugi2088]

Well done @asianboss 👏 this is what it's all about! And a big thank you to the reporter and camera team for being brave to cover this topic 👍

[@TimmcraftJitney]

My brother and his Kazakh family live in Kazakhstan, Almaty 🤗 (I'm from Russia) I was so worried about them. My other relatives live in Ukraine, so I'm worried about them since 2014 😢

[@Ahmed-iam]

Love to you and may God help you

[@misarabage1359]

And now we are worried about you guys

[@mboihk3796]

As an Asian, we rarely heard about Kazakhstan, Mongolia or any Countries from that part of the region. We wouldn't even heard Iraq or Afghanistan if Americans don't mess with them.

[@jdorak]

I wait for Asian Boss videos to show content which is unbiased, apolitical and from the common man's perspective. Thank you for brining content which is otherwise not widely known to a non-local

[@lowroar5127]

Thank you for this material, we don't hear often about these countries in the rest of the world

[@user-vq8si9kj5f]

I’m a huge fan of this channel for already about 5-4 years and I’m so happy to finally see my country, Kazakhstan, on Asian Boss! Thank you Asian Boss! Please do more videos of Central Asia.

[@mshkolazmarz]

Damn always been fascinated by Kazakhstan! so glad to see hints of local opinions and their current issues which hopefully will be solved soon. My country is also having problems with rising inequality too.

[@priscillaferguson267]

Thank you for this insightful segment. It was very informative.

[@jasmineward5255]

I've been very curious about Kazakhstan ever since I first learned about them about 8months ago? It amazed me how I had only just learned about such an advanced and prosperous country. Thank you for this new insight!

[@harpuny]

Thank you for making the effort to cover this important event in Kazakhstan!

[@queenofsanity3004]

Thank you for sharing this and opening my eyes to this part of the world.

[@towlrcht]

thank you so much for the great content, i've learn so much from every video you make

[@ulaalu4356]

¡Gracias por la entrevista! No me esperaba esta temática por lo que fue una grata sorpresa.

[@danaegizbaeva4717]

I'm from Kazakhstan and thank you so much for bringig up this issue to your global audience

[@pinkcat5011]

Asian Boss sticking to their name and actually reporting on all of Asia ❤️ would love to learn more about Central Asia through more such videos

[@kukasmog]

Doing a great job AB! Much respect

[@vldt5934]

Seeing from this video, the people of Kazakhstan seem very intelligent and unbiased. It's nice to see how aware and objective they are about the condition of their country. Hopefully things get better there.

[@yosst_m]

Wow, didn't expect to see a video about my country on this channel. Thank you for amplifying the voices of our people!

[@cjkhis1037]

Thank you, Asian Boss for covering this. My country doesn't get enough recognition and this event was a major event in Kazakhstan

[@marinacelander]

I loved this Asian Boss episode so much! Thanks for making an effort to cover parts of Asia less covered in the mainstream media! Bravo!

[@vrindayadav]

Finally Asia got beyond Japan,SK,China and India. Would love to see more of this diversified content!

[@Octobre1986]

It took a long while until they started with India and the Philippines.

[@georgiebennett3336]

​@@Octobre1986 They also did a lot of content in Southeast Asia. I'm more excited to see more content in West Asia and Central Asia because they rarely get highlighted in Asian media. Well, West Asia is more notorious for being the war-torn Middle East in the West, but I'm sure our Western Asian brothers are more than that.

[@yarumillai6180]

yes

[@asdaligadumiani2326]

India is not "Asia" they are middle eastern people

[@Octobre1986]

@@asdaligadumiani2326 So what? Many former Soviets are also European but they live in Russia and other Asian countries.

[@SuckMyJohnson]

This is such a cool channel. Never been to Asia but I feel like these raw interviews show so much of the reality

[@midliferising]

Great interview!! I pray that life improves in Kazakhstan. So glad you are going into the central Asian region!! Just south of Almaty is some of the prettiest landscapes in the world. Strange to think Almaty was just 4 votes from holding the 2022 Winter Olympics and not Beijing!!

[@danaqars]

Thank you for covering Kazakhstan, I hope for more content from there in the future!!!!

[@kiwikorean]

Definitely one of the best AB videos I've seen in a long time. Great work, keep it up.

[@Comebackherein2050]

I always wanted to see my country on your channel and always wondered why no one notices us, because we have a very large territory on the world map and we are also in Asia. Now I am so glad to see my country. As for the rallies, many people died ahead of all politics. Innocent people are especially sorry. They got bullets for nothing. And this whole situation is still being investigated. When they say corruption in Kazakhstan, it is simply on a different level. You can imagine that a person goes to university and never attends classes, and then after 4 years just gets a diploma. We have corruption just on a completely different level. When you get a job just to submit a resume, as in other countries it will not work, you will definitely need to unfasten the money to the employer. We are a country that produces oil and, for example, I barely have enough for medicines, food, utilities, the Internet, communications, and so on. It is simply unrealistic to save money for something else. And there are segments of the population who live worse than me. So they came out to protest. These protests were taken advantage of by elites, businessmen and politicians who shared power among themselves. Most of all, I feel sorry for just peaceful people who suffered for nothing. And then, allegedly, marauders were tortured in prisons and false confessions were obtained. It seems to me that we still have a lot to fix and develop. There, in an interview, it was said that young people are leaving all the talented minds because there is no future for them in our country. With such a political system, there will never be development. When any small or medium business is in the hands of the same people. Therefore, Kazakhstan needs to change everything from head to toe. Change the entire political system.

[@Peckerwood1503]

That blond eurasian girl is soooooo HOT. Can I hang out with you when I visit Kazakhstan?

[@Solnce325]

Спасибо за классный комментарий! Респект и Уважуха! Привет от Русской из Сибири 🇷🇺👋

[@hokimmuthafuckah]

When I visited Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan was still known as Astana. The people were friendly and very kind, lol, when they realized that I was not Chinese. For some reason they really do not like China there, but it's understandable if you saw what was going on there. The locals don't get paid enough and the jobs were given to Chinese workers brought in by Chinese companies. The average salary there with a college degree is ridiculously low, it's similar to what people in Vietnam make. If the government was serious about redistributing the wealth they would try and recoup all the money that Nazarbayev's family took OUT of Kazakhstan first.

[@proteanbeast6351]

ok pentagon bot

[@spider6660]

Chinese companies are even gets pressure from their own government because of their toxic working culture.

[@onemoon0411]

one reason is that we don't trust the Chinese. Our lands are sacred for Kazakhstanis, so many people think that China wants to seize them. And because of the fear that they can take them away from us, people are afraid

[@zimablue6800]

@@proteanbeast6351 This guy is a South Korean (puppet state of US). What else do you expect from US boot lickers other than parroting western media anti China BS?

[@Askhat08]

Don't forget the Uyghur genocide which is being committed by CCP. Uyghurs are Turkic and Muslim brothers to Kazakhs and what China does to them makes us angry. Let them be who they are FFS!

[@acvxq4618]

I’m so surprised to see a video about my country on this channel! I’ve been watching it for a while, now I feel noticed, thank u

[@kevinhu4345]

Respect Kazakhstan people and Asian Boss！Hope peace and progress come to Kazakhstan！

[@mundoddl]

we love to see and learn from different asian regions, thank you!

[@stayhoodie7860]

Shocked to see my country. Thank you AB for sharing our story further. Central Asia is Asia and I really appreciate being included for once

[@dionondgirl127]

Me watching as a Kazakh: 👁👄👁 I’m glad people didn’t forget what happened..it was quite scary at least in the city’s

[@user-dc9oq2pr6v]

КССР ҚССР

[@lordstingray8341]

Thanks for showing my country on your channel. With love from Kazakhstan to all here!)

[@cwaddle]

This was eye opening, and made me subscribe to your channel. I really appreciated that you brought up this topic and made me aware of new perspective. Big thank you!! Keep this up.

[@MBelenBS]

Although I did hear the news last month about what was going on there it is always better to hear from the locals about it. Lots of love from Argentina!

[@aizatraimkulova1172]

Thank you for this informative video! It was interesting to hear everything from Kazakhstan citizens. Waiting forward for Kyrgyzstan content ~

[@dickidsrip5262]

This is why I love Asian Boss.

[@diananurtlessova9388]

I have been watching Asian boss for a couple of years, and I have never thought that you will be interviewing people in my country. Keep up the good work Asian boss team💪

[@angelotolentino9484]

Thank you for bringing us the ground level view of the protest. Listening to the issues and concerns from the regular Kazakhstani, it made me realize that these issues are plaguing us all. I am so glad that Asian Boss is covering Kazakhstan. Please do more coverages on Central Asia.

[@be_mpty8916]

Damn, the cultural diversity! I want to visit Kazakhstan in the future

[@tosche774]

Which diversity? Its mostly native Kazakhs and Russian decendants. Two ethnicities. Btw, diversity can only be preseverd when ethnicities don´t mix. Otherwise one big mixed culture substitutes all the former input cultures. Therefore, diversity within one territorry is actually not that good. Cultures only survive if they are isolated from one another on the long term.

[@notnoches]

yes, Kazakhstan is indeed quite of a diverse country with up to 130 different ethnicities! this includes: kazakhs, russians, germans, koreans, ukrainians, poles, turks, greeks and so much more

[@Comebackherein2050]

@@notnoches it’s county Kazakhstan where live kazakh people. Of course we have many different nationality but main nation on our country it’s kazakh people

[@jamesxiao5327]

Guess the lady and the guy wearing glasses are probably Korean descendants

[@xenostate]

@veryserioz the grandma wearing glasses is definitelty korean, i myself am ethnically korean from kazakhstan and can see the distinction between kazakhs and koreans easily

[@happytrails1963]

Some very good interviews thanks!!

[@nsa3679]

the only thing that happened is that Nazarbayev's family is no longer in power, with all their money and business, but without power.

[@user-yo6nm6zi2g]

Looking forward to other series like this reporting some central Asia or South East Asia! Keep on with your great work!

[@kidpolyglot]

WOW! An interview from Kazakhstan! i am SOOO HAPPY!!

[@beketyermek6853]

I’m really glad that Asian Boss have started expanding its horizons. As a citizen of Qazaqstan, I want audience of this channel to get to know better about my country. But remember, Qazaqstan has only one official language - Qazaq language. It would be much more appropriate if an interviewer asked questions in Qazaq language. Let me explain why. It was far more than prominent that the majority of protesters were Qazaq-speaking ethnically Qazaq people. If an interviewer chose to speak to those who speak only Qazaq language, he would have shed more light on the arising problem. Have u noticed that almost none of the interviewees was among the protesters?

[@aigulmoonkz]

Хотя бы осылай айтып жатқаны да жақсы ғой...

[@a_fire_inside]

"Have u noticed that almost none of the interviewees was among the protesters" - даже не удивительно, учитывая, что стольких людей мусора позакрывали =/

[@notnoches]

a little remark: russian is an official language as well

[@r-man3864]

@@notnoches um no

[@onemoon0411]

@@96LinkinPark08 Generally yes and no. It depends on the region of the country. In South, West parts of country inmost people speak kazakh(excluding Almaty, because it is the one of the largest city). So they follow the kazakh traditions more, but in East and North regions I'm assuming 50/50 or more.(because there is a big part of the russian diaspora than other regions.) And yes it bothers a lot that kazakh language has less value as much as russian. I can say that language problem there is one of the big issues for the kazakh people. I hope you will understand me

[@Nana-yt5is]

It's insane how little central asian countries are covered in mainstream western news.

[@mitonaarea5856]

Nothing relevant happens there

[@leob4403]

@@mitonaarea5856 relevant by your standards maybe, it's relevant for a lot of people

[@mitonaarea5856]

@@leob4403 My friend, it´s not by my standardts. Legit nothing relevant happens there. It was designed by the Soviet Union to be that way.

[@leob4403]

@@mitonaarea5856 so what is your definition of relevant?

[@aigulmoonkz]

Umm, first of all please have a look at the map and see how big is a country. Secondly, Chevron (the US company) have the biggest oilfield here which brings them billions of dollars so they’re actually interested and worried about what’s happening here.

[@markhl4765]

Fantastic AB, keep going.

[@akom3640]

Thank you so much, Asian Boss, for broadening your horizons and showing people other parts of Asia too! I hope you can do a piece in Kyrgyzstan as well one day

[@ataytaygaraev4298]

I doubt this channel will understand difference between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. More foreigners think that Kyrgyzstan is smaller and mountainous Kazakhstan

[@katherineyanagihara2909]

Aloha! Thank you! In these times glad you got it! Thank you so much! Aloha!

[@misarabage1359]

I've been your follower since the beginning, when I lived in Europe I wanted to know about fellow Asians and came across your channel. Now past 5-6 years I watch about kazakhstan from Kazakhstan, my home country Keep it up. Right now central Asia is actually experiencing many changes, it's a very critical moment in this era for CA esp for Kazakhstan. So hopefully you will dive deeper

[@nesser52]

Thank you for covering this, Asian Boss

[@paistefever]

Kudos to branching to Central Asia, AB. Thanks for the video.

[@akolyt]

Love Kazakhstan from Ukraine 🇺🇦🤝🇰🇿

[@akolyt]

One day we will both be free from the Kremlin's oppression

[@akolyt]

@American virus imperialism No country has ever had to "kneel" to NATO they chose to join the defensive alliance

[@Kyorinmaru]

Slava Ukraini Hope no war will emerge! Wish you happiness and peace! From Kazakhstan

[@akolyt]

@@Kyorinmaru Thank you, sadly the russians have declared war on us unprovoked and are further invading and bombing us...however I have faith in our army and I believe we will win at the end

[@akolyt]

@@96LinkinPark08 ❤️

[@jamosss]

As someone who loves geography, this was treat that Asian Boss made it to Kazakhstan. That being said, I really applaud the way people in the east think. In America, people love to hate the government and just be mad without assessing a situation. But the Kazaks were very analytical and they spoke on what they knew and understood while pointing out things the government did right, what they did wrong and any possible solutions if any. All in all, they did great🙏🏾

[@Patricia-xz1vz]

Wow, I would've never known about this until now, thank you Asian Boss for going above and beyond!

[@dinab2220]

Thanks for this video about Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 🙌

[@srivathsannayak]

Thank you Asian Boss! I hope you cover more stories of people from different countries. I believe eventually you'll be able to cover all Asian countries. Good luck!!

[@khust2993]

Glad you're covering Central Asian countries, very interesting region that most people don't know much about

[@akizaizayoi4763]

You know, I've always been interested with Kazakhstan for many years now. In fact, if only there were enough resources, I would have learned the Kazakh language. Unfortunately, the Central Asian countries are often neglected around the world. I am into anime yet for some reason, I would prefer to want to learn Kazakh and would even want to live in Kazakhstan more than I do with Japan. There's something with Kazakhstan that resonates with me.

[@imitv630]

Unfortunately, the Internet gives us an incomplete picture of life elsewhere. Perhaps having been somewhere else, a person will change his mind. I don't know myself)

[@oigency]

You are welcome 🇰🇿🌊🌊

[@maxom9816]

May I suggest manga series called Otoyomegatari - A Bride's Story, its slice of live in 19 century Central Asia, it aint historically accurate and mangaka does take some liberties but she obviously did a lot of research and put a lot of love towards central asia.

[@akizaizayoi4763]

@@maxom9816 thanks. I will look into it.

[@fordmustang1479]

That's interesting. Weeb that likes Kazakhstan. Kazeeb?

[@vftw6086]

Definitely did not know about this at all! Great content as usual Asian Boss! But why is Marie so pretty!?! XD

[@skazala]

This is honestly the first time I've been scared to be living in this country. Hopefully the outcom would be positive though I cannot give much credits to the changes we are in now. Any country is through their own troubles and one only can hope for the best.

[@ASMM1981EGY]

All love and prayers from EGYPT to our beloved Kazakh brothers 💙🇪🇬🇰🇿

[@margorosful]

Thank you!

[@seriesmovies4195]

PLEASE speak Kazakh! In every Asian Boss country they speak their own native language but when it comes to Kazakhstan you question them in Russian...😕

[@lllllllllllllllll905]

Bc most of the ppl there use russian language

[@tuhinjamespaul8910]

Lovely interview, Greetings from India.

[@darinadarina3727]

whoa, didn’t expect my country to be in one of your videos!

[@splishsplash42]

I am from Kazakhstan, and that time was so intense. My older brother lives in Almaty and I was so scared for him. I am from a small village so we didn’t have that much of this terrifying things. But we couldn’t call we couldn’t walk out of our houses there was no Internet like it was working only for like two hours in the morning and this time was so hard for us and I hope that this will never happen again in any country because this is just scary in unacceptable.

[@imitv630]

4:02 - this is an inaccuracy - in 2011, protesters were shot in Kazakhstan. There were many dead and wounded.

[@yeskendirbagytzhan645]

I think it would be useful to interview not only Russian speaking population, but Kazakh speaking as well, because in our country these two groups have different mentalities. But honestly thank you for addressing the matter it was very unexpected

[@divx1001]

There was one guy that spoke Kazakh.

[@khust2993]

8:56 I think this guy spoke in Kazakh compared to others who all spoke Russian

[@MenRot]

Correct

[@somelove9872]

You in fact are correct