was brought to an end under

In the past, the Kyrgyz led a nomadic life just as the Kazakhs did. However, pastoral nomadism on a massive scale was brought to an end under Soviet rule. In 1920-1930s, both Kyrgyz and Kazakhs underwent a process of Sovietization based on sedentarization. By the 1990s, they were already used to a sedentary life, and at that time, the memories of the nomadic past were vivid in the minds of only the elderly. But the post-Soviet political and social development went differently in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Since it gained independence, Kyrgyzstan has long been described as an ‘island of democracy’ adrift in authoritarian Central Asia. This fact alone is enough to consider Kyrgyzstan unsuitable สล็อต เว็บตรง