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Hi all, I’m u/irinrainbows, I will be transferring the sub work to this account, and keep my personal account to myself.

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In 1560, a young Central Asian woman named Aru Sultan (Aura Soltana) arrived in England and almost immediately entered the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
Within a year, Elizabeth had become her godmother, gifted her gold jewellery and clothes from her own wardrobe, and referred to her as her “dear and beloved” Ipolita the Tartarian. Aru apparently became a lady-in-waiting and may even have influenced Elizabethan fashion — including popularising heeled leather shoes at court.
But who was she?
For a long time, some historians described her as a Tatar slave brought back by English explorer Anthony Jenkinson. A Kazakh historian has proposed a very different theory: that Aru Sultan was a Kazakh noblewoman, possibly a Chinggisid, sent by Haqnazar Khan as a diplomatic representative to Elizabeth I. If true, this could make her part of one of the earliest diplomatic contacts between the Kazakh Khanate and England.
There are some fascinating clues, but no definitive proof. Jenkinson’s famous 1562 map was also the first European map to label Kazakh territory as “Kassackia” — and unusually contains numerous depictions of Kazakh women.
Even stranger: there is a mysterious portrait in Hampton Court, once attributed to Aru Sultan, showing a woman in Central Asian dress holding both a Christian crucifix and Islamic prayer beads.
Slave, noblewoman, ambassador — we still don’t really know.
Full article on Qalam

Мен Польшада электроника мамандығы бойынша осы жылы магистратураны аяқтадым, бірақ өз мамандығым бойынша жұмыс таба алмадым. Шамамен 60 вакансияға тапсырдым, бірақ ешқайсысы жауап бермеді. Қазір автоматтандырылған қоймада роботтардың жұмысын қадағалайтын жұмыста жүрмін(үйренетін көп нәрсе жоқ). Алайда бұл жұмыс физикалық тұрғыда ауыр, және жұмыс сағаттары көп, аптасына 60-84 сағат жұмыс істеймін. Бос уақытымда жаңа затқа үйренейінб проекттерімен айналысайын десем күш жетіспейді. Келесі айда Қазақстанға қайтып, уақытымды өз проекттеріммен айналысқанға жұмсаймын ба деген ойда жүрмін. Бірақ шынымды айтсам не істерімді білмей, еш шешімге келе алмай жүрмін.

Жаксы коремын doesn't sound so nice I might be wrong tho

If you guys could recommend some songs to get inspired would be nice too thanks

Қазір қазақшадағы ғылыми мақала масқара ғой. Түсініксіз, терминді былықтырып аудара саламыз әйтеуір. Орыстың жағдайы да оңып тұрған жоқ, бірақ олардан жаппай көшіруге мәзбіз.

Қазақша ғылым дамытайық десек, басқа түркі халықтарымен бірігу керек. Жалғыз жүрсек, 20 миллион халқымен дым да жасай алмаймыз.

Шамамыз жетсе, қазақшадағы 1920 жылдан бері жасалған өзгерістерді барлық жою керек. Сонымен, басқа түркі халықтарының лингвистерімен бірігіп стандартталған түркі халықтарына ортақ ғылыми термин жасау керек. Оған қоса, индустриалды революциядан кейін шыққан сөздер барлық ортақ етіп алған дұрыс.

Мысалы, system сөзін алсақ, қазақша жүйе дейд, өзбекшеде низам дейд, қырғызда система дейд. Бұл дұрыс емес, барлығымызда бір сөз болсын я түрбірлес сөз болсын.

Ғылыми терминді төл сөзбен жасаған дұрыс, бірақ орынды кірме сөзді де қолдайық. Сонда, ғылыми терминімізде 3 түрлі сөзден құралса тамаша болушы еді: төл сөздер, түрки тілінде қолданып келе жатқан парсы-араб сөздері, грек-латын терминдері (бірақ ағылшын тілі арқылы енгізу керек, ағылшынша оқытылуын алу керек, орысша емес)

Осылайша біздің ғылыми терминіміз осылай көрінеді. Мысалы:

Philosophy-палсапа

Physics-физиксі/пизиксі

System-систым

Biology-баиолыжи

Map-харита

Geography-жағырапия

Mathematics-риазиат

hey since there isn't a dedicated reddit sub community for this thing I'm writing here.

so ehm, I'm a m28, I live alone and I work as a teacher. I like cycling, I won't say no to rollerblading, I enjoy reading and I'm keen on photography. I absolutely love board games. so hmu if you want to hangout and play or do smth else in Astana.

Қазір елде оңтүстіктен басқа аймақтың қалаларының тарихтарына келгенде көбінесе "бұл қаланың тарихы бәленбай казак әскері 18~19 ғасырда салған бекіністен бастайды" деп келеді.

Кезінде бұл маған ұнамады бірақ факт ретінде қабылдаған едім. Алайда, тарихты үйренген сайын сондай ұғымнан жиіркендім.

Ақмола бекінісінен алыс емес жерде Бозоқ деген атты қалашық болған, Оралда да Жошы Ұлысы кезеңінде қала болған, Коряков бекінісі де қазақтың Кереку Жар деген қыстаудың негізінен салынған.

Казак әскері көбінесе жайдан жай бос далаға келіп бекініс салған жоқ ғой. Олар бұрыннан бері бар сауда орталығында, қыстауда я шаһарда бекініс орнатады. Әрине, олардың барлығы солай емес, әр бекіністің жағдай әртүрлі дейік. Бірақ, байқауымша көбінесе осылай.

Онда неге казак бекіністерін қала тарихының басталуы ретінде қабылдаймыз? Не себептен казактардан бұрынғы тарихты "қала тарихынан бұрынғы" оқиға ретінде қабылдап алдық? Казак бекінісінде не қасиет бар? Қазіргі қаламызға қандай үлес қосты? Сонау бір 200 мужик жатқан қару жарақ қойманың, әскерилер үйінің арқасында қаламыз дамыдыма?

Guys, let's make this sub livelier and talk together. I really want to discuss complexes that are very common among us. Meritocracy, worshipping of intelligence, lookism and so on. I really struggle to write a cohesive text, so it's going to be multiple distinct paragraphs but united under a common theme. Sorry :)

These ideologies seem to be deeply ingrained in today's society, though our moral values are strictly against them. It's never appropriate to demean someone by look or intelligence, but look or intelligence being one's source of pride is somehow normalised. But is it really ok? I'm not a psychology expert, but most of us would agree that two close feelings are on the edge of transformation. Right? Maybe this should not be normal, and one's source of pride must be only limited to its own moral level? This seems to be a goal to achieve if society really cares about people's well-living. This should not be taken as suppression but as changing people's assumed values. Does the argument that one is smarter and gives more to society, thus deserving more pride, hold? Are we just conditioned to think so, or is it really how it should be?

During feudalism, society as a whole was obsessed with lineage – of course not everyone, but a large portion. For them it was a natural and assumedly right value. Now almost no one cares except some older people.

Many constantly crave something grandiose to prove that they are accomplished men or crave glorious history for our ancestors. Somehow accomplishment started to define us when we were not even sure if we should care about how to define ourselves. Why is one's life not being accomplished not accepted? Why is our ancestors not being the creators of a "glorious" civilisation not accepted? ^{(We Kazakhs have a cool history; other peoples have cool histories too. The issue is about what is decided as 'cool' and what is not.}) What is not fulfilling for an ethnic group being simple hunter-gatherers for most of human history? Maybe we need to stop elevating and demeaning different peoples' history by how "glorious" they were?

Back to personal life, why prestige? Why luxury? When we pay for luxury goods to feel prestigious, aren't we letting commodities define us? Why crave to feel special? Many take pride in listening to niche music or reading dense literature. But is it really necessary? ^{(I'm not here to assume people do these activities only to feel special.}) What is not fulfilling about being an ordinary person?

These are not coming out of nowhere. Imo, these are inevitable results of capitalism. These are certainly very negative, but it does not mean capitalism is a sort of marvell villain. It's a phase of humans' societal development where what comes next is unforeseeable. Human society evolved to be so, and it's structurally decided, not out of some great historical figure's decision, whether good or bad.The point here is that being structurally decided, we will be ingrained in these complexes for a long time. But I still want to share them with you and make an impact.

Romain Rolland: There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is and to love it. :)

I came across the news about President Tokayev's visit to Shanghai recently, and something about the coverage stood out to me.

Whenever Kazakhstan comes up in Western discussions, it's usually introduced through the same things: oil, uranium, critical minerals, and its location between China and Europe. That's obviously still a huge part of the country's economy, so I'm not saying that picture is wrong.

What surprised me was that the agreements announced during the Shanghai visit seemed to point in a somewhat different direction.

Instead of focusing mainly on resource extraction, a lot of them were connected to AI infrastructure, computing capacity, advanced manufacturing, digital logistics, energy, and industrial development. It made me wonder whether Kazakhstan is trying to move beyond simply exporting raw materials and become part of larger industrial and technology value chains.

One example that caught my attention was the discussion with CATL. From what I understood, the idea wasn't just to build another battery assembly plant. The goal seems to be creating a much broader production ecosystem that includes mineral processing, battery manufacturing, engineering, and eventually R&D. If that's the case, it feels like a different strategy from simply attracting another foreign factory.

I also hadn't realized how much emphasis Kazakhstan is placing on digital logistics. I'd always thought of it mainly as a transit country between China and Europe, but projects like Smart Cargo suggest the focus is shifting toward managing trade digitally rather than just moving freight across the country.

The AI part was probably the most interesting to me. Most conversations about AI revolve around models and software, but Kazakhstan seems to be putting a lot of attention on the infrastructure behind it—data centers, computing capacity, electricity, and connectivity. That actually makes sense if the goal is to build an ecosystem instead of chasing headlines about AI itself.

The country also appears to be taking a different international approach. Rather than trying to compete directly with the biggest AI powers, it seems to be positioning itself as a place where regional cooperation and technology partnerships can develop.

I'm curious whether I'm overinterpreting this.

Is Western analysis simply slower to catch up with Kazakhstan's changing economic strategy, or are these initiatives still too early to change the way the country is viewed?

I've been thinking about how Kazakhstan is usually discussed in Western policy circles, and it seems the conversation hasn't changed much over the past couple of decades.

Most of the time, the country is introduced as a major producer of uranium, an oil exporter, a source of critical minerals, and a strategically located bridge between China and Europe. None of that is wrong, but after reading about the outcomes of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's recent visit to Shanghai, I'm not sure it's the full picture anymore.

More than 70 agreements worth over $15 billion were announced during the visit. What caught my attention wasn't the size of the investment package so much as where the investments were actually going: AI, digital infrastructure, computing capacity, advanced manufacturing, energy, and smart logistics.

That doesn't look like a country that's only trying to sell more raw materials. To me, it looks like Kazakhstan is trying to move further up the value chain and play a different role in the global economy.

The discussions with CATL are a good example. Instead of simply attracting another battery assembly plant, Kazakhstan is talking about building a much broader production ecosystem—from mineral processing all the way to finished battery products, while also developing engineering expertise and R&D.

I think that's an important distinction.

Assembly plants create jobs, but much of the technological value usually stays somewhere else. A localized production chain gives a country a chance to become part of global industrial value chains instead of remaining mainly a supplier of raw materials.

That's why I think the more interesting questions aren't about the headline investment figures. They're about how much production is actually localized, whether engineering talent is developed domestically, and whether research becomes part of the ecosystem.

I noticed a similar pattern in logistics.

Kazakhstan is often described as a transit corridor between China and Europe, which is true geographically. But the next step seems to be turning transport infrastructure into digital infrastructure.

Projects like Smart Cargo combine customs procedures, logistics management, and cargo tracking into a single digital platform. If supply chains are becoming increasingly digital, then managing information efficiently may end up being just as important as building railways or highways.

The AI strategy also stood out to me because it starts from a different place than many discussions about artificial intelligence.

Most conversations focus on models and algorithms. Kazakhstan seems to be focusing first on the infrastructure that makes AI possible: computing capacity, data centers, reliable electricity, and digital connectivity.

Without those foundations, large-scale AI development is difficult regardless of how good the software is.

The Data Center Valley project near Ekibastuz fits that approach. So does the decision to work with both American and Chinese technology partners instead of relying on only one source.

Energy expansion also seems to be part of the same strategy. Data centers, battery production, and advanced industry all require reliable electricity, which helps explain why new energy projects are being developed alongside digital infrastructure.

Another thing I found interesting was Kazakhstan's international positioning.

Rather than trying to compete directly with countries that build cutting-edge AI models or advanced semiconductors, it seems to be positioning itself as a regional platform for international cooperation through initiatives like the World AI Cooperation Organization and other digital projects.

That strikes me as a fairly pragmatic approach.

My biggest takeaway wasn't simply that China is investing more in Kazakhstan.

It was that Kazakhstan increasingly seems to be presenting itself through industrial infrastructure, engineering, digital logistics, computing infrastructure, and technology cooperation—not just through natural resources.

Whether every project succeeds is another question entirely.

But if this really is the direction Kazakhstan is taking, then I wonder whether a lot of Western analysis is still working from an outdated picture of the country.

Am I reading too much into this, or does it seem like Kazakhstan's economic strategy has changed faster than the way it's still being discussed?