The development of post-socialist cities has emerged as a major field of study among critical
theorists from across the social sciences. Originally constructed under the dictates of central …

This article looks at collective memory formation—the study of monuments, memory, and
public space—through a political science lens. An explicit theoretical focus on power …

Astana, the capital city of the post-Soviet Kazakhstan, has often been admired for the design
and planning of its futuristic cityscape. This anthropological study of the development of the …

Landscape semiotics can be explored by focusing on Vladimir Lenin, whose likeness once
graced more than 14,000 toponyms, museums, statues and monuments. During the Soviet …

While discussing Kazakhstan's post-Soviet identity, scholars treat 'Kazakhisation'as a given,
and the substance of the process of developing such an identity is usually ignored. This …

Настоящая обзорная статья анализирует вклад политической науки в исследования
постсоветской символической политики. Ее основной фокус-политика памяти. В силу …

points towards establishment of ethnocratic regime in the country. Juxtaposed to the
treatment of the socialist monuments it reveals the major shift in the historical narrative. This …

Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have been home to the most impressive urban development
projects in the entire post-Soviet world. Their capitals, Astana and Ashgabat, now boast …

While Skopje 2014 intended to rebrand the city for international companies and tourists, the
lack of local accountability over the project raises questions about what happened to the …

This paper is based on a study which compares repatriation policies of Germany, Russia,
and Kazakhstan. The choice of cases is based on a “most similar case design.” The Russian …