Jonathan Newell

[...] Kazakhstan’s industrial and innovative development program is in full swing and the Steppe Tales crew was invited to see how the program is taking shape in the form of a technology incubator [...]

[...] Steppe Tales once again took a trip to the “Student’s Palace” attached to the  National Al-Farabi [...]

[...] , there are programmes about Kazakh science, culture, economics and other themes, including Steppe Tales. The TV channels management discussed it with me and we decided to make a programme which [...]

[...] In this edition of Steppe Tales, we chose to explore the life of one of the most famous and celebrated names of Kazakh culture, [...]

[...] snow leopard from which it is said that Zhambyl gained his initial inspiration.” [Script extract from Steppe Tales – Zhambyl Zhabaev museum] The mausoleum restorations were both [...]

[...] with the inspiration in 2003 to create the technology park that we exists today.” [Script extract from Steppe Tales – Alatau ITC] As with many spheres of activity in Kazakhstan, the [...]

[...] of around 5 million people annually as well as extremely large TV viewing figures.” [Script extract from Steppe Tales – KVN] Ours weren’t the only television cameras at the Student’s Palace [...]

[...] Taldykorgan and was to become the teacher of one of Kazakhstan’s greatest “Akyns”, Zhambyl Zhabaev. Suyunbai’s monument stands proudly in front of the newly-built “Young people’s [...]

[...] entertain and inform their fellow nomads through the medium of improvised music and song. Zhambyl Zhabaev was a master of the dombra and could improvise songs with sublime lyrics which enthralled and [...]

[...] and local wars. An exhibition of Kazakh art in Paris revealed the rich heritage of the Kazakh people to the citizens of France and now Mr Mitterrand hopes that the pearl of France which [...]

[...] are well-kept and everything is in immaculate condition, reflecting the high regard which Kazakh people hold Zhambyl Zhabaev often making pilgrimages here to pay their respects to this hero of [...]

[...] with Kazakh motifs (bracelets, earrings etc). Headline.kz: It’s certainly a pleasure for Kazakh people when our guests speak well of Kazakhstan, but surely there is something about the country [...]

[...] The following people worked on this episode: Writer and Presenter: Jonathan Newell Director: Nurzhan Akhmetov (Нуржан Ахметов) Producer: Maksat Urgenshbaev ( [...]

[...] The following people worked on this episode: Writer and Presenter: Jonathan Newell Director: Nurzhan Akhmetov (Нуржан Ахметов) Producer: Maksat Urgenshbaev ( [...]

[...] The following people worked on this episode: Writer and Presenter: Jonathan Newell Director: Nurzhan Akhmetov (Нуржан Ахметов) Producer: Maksat Urgenshbaev ( [...]

[...] The following people worked on this episode: Writer and Presenter: Jonathan Newell Director: Nurzhan Akhmetov (Нуржан Ахметов) Producer: Zulfiya Smagulova (Зульфия [...]

[...] going again for the journey home. Visit the full photo-set on Flickr See an extract on YouTube Follow Steppe Tales on Twitter @SteppeTales See Caspionet on Facebook The following people worked on this [...]

[...] IT Park manufacturing line Visit the full photo-set on Flickr See an extract on YouTube Follow Steppe Tales on Twitter @SteppeTales See Caspionet on Facebook The following people worked on [...]

[...] Fringe. Visit the full photo-set on Flickr See an extract from the programme on YouTube Follow Steppe Tales on Twitter @SteppeTales See Caspionet on Facebook The following people worked on this [...]

[...] Translation error from “От себя” to “Push Off” at Astana airport now corrected by airport management. “Welcome to Astana, push off” is hardly the greeting [...]

[...] on the Kazakh internet through noticing that “Push Off” was written on the exit signs at Astana airport and shared this observation on your Facebook wall. Your comment instantly became a topic of [...]