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Why is there no orange revolution in Russia and Kazakhstan, or at least no excitement? Many people have asked this question.

The Arabs had revolutions. There have been several coups in Kyrgyzstan. There are several revolutions in Ukraine. But in Russia, Kazakhstan does not. Autocrat Nazarbayev ruled the state the most after the collapse of the USSR. Few people noticed that Russia and Kazakhstan used to be part of the Golden Horde. And what kind of democracy can there be in the Horde?

That was the simplest answer. It’s the Horde! «You don’t have the spirit. But we are great!» – So concluded the Ukrainian poetess in the famous «We will never be brothers» regarding Russian conservatism.

And in January 2022, unrest occurred in Kazakhstan. The performance began in the constantly restless west for the Kazakhs. Officials have raised prices for liquefied natural gas. And it caused outrage among the people. Although, they say that the price of gas is just a trigger of accumulated Kazakh problems during the permanent rule of the same ruler.

In the Maghreb, the Arabs had exactly the same situation. People are tired of the permanent rule of local dictators. Ben Ali, Gaddafi, Mubarak, Boumediene, Assad, and so on. Mubarak ruled for thirty years, Gaddafi ruled for forty years. The Assad clan rules Syria almost indefinitely. The same problem is everywhere in Asia – nepotism, and tribalism.

How do the Kazakhs differ from the Arabs of the Maghreb? And why were they ten years behind the Arabs? This book gives the answer. What are the Kazakhs similar to the Arabs and what is the difference?