http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/05/68/ neweurasia\\\'s Kyrgyzstan blog Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:28:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/05/68/#comment-1840 kazakhstan.neweurasia.net » Will Russian decree change the Kazakh demography? Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:06:31 +0000 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/05/68/#comment-1840 [...] If civil war made many Russians leave Tajkistan , and potential improvement of economic situation would make Kyrgyz Russians think about changing the country, Kazakh Russian-speaking population does not have direct economic or security risks to make their minds immediately. There might be a hidden discrimination, with the official programs on development of Kazakh language , promotion of ethnic Kazakhs in senior management positions, and nationalising state rhetoric of independence, which also influences people’s moods. Quite often the criticism of the state programs sparkles comments like: “leave the country if you don’t like it”. However, some say that it’s not only a discrimination of Russians, but a generally poor situation with human rights - for instance, you don’t see many women in Kazakh Parliament and getting into the public office might be difficult if you do not stick to the official line. So, the decree is likely to touch upon those, who already have made their minds to leave Kazakhstan. [...] […] If civil war made many Russians leave Tajkistan , and potential improvement of economic situation would make Kyrgyz Russians think about changing the country, Kazakh Russian-speaking population does not have direct economic or security risks to make their minds immediately. There might be a hidden discrimination, with the official programs on development of Kazakh language , promotion of ethnic Kazakhs in senior management positions, and nationalising state rhetoric of independence, which also influences people’s moods. Quite often the criticism of the state programs sparkles comments like: “leave the country if you don’t like it”. However, some say that it’s not only a discrimination of Russians, but a generally poor situation with human rights - for instance, you don’t see many women in Kazakh Parliament and getting into the public office might be difficult if you do not stick to the official line. So, the decree is likely to touch upon those, who already have made their minds to leave Kazakhstan. […]

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