May 1991
- 5/1/1991 [+] Interview in Ankara, relayed by telephone. With Oraltay, Qasen.
Nughmanova and Osmanova in Ankara after trip to Konya; give impressions of Turkey; talk of common Turkic heritage, democratic Turkey; freedom to have brotherly relations among Turkic peoples; travel plans in Turkey, Germany; well wishes to Kazakhs in Turkey.
- 5/4/1991 [+] Interview in Ankara, relayed by telephone. Better than average recording and speech quality. With Oraltay, Qasen.
Muqametjanov is a member of Kazakh delegation visiting Turkey, he talks about previous trips; Turk and Kazakh literature; translation work; political literature; Dede Qorqut; significance of this delegation; fate of Kazakh language and Nazarbaev's stance on this issue.
- 5/5/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Almati relayed by telephone. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
Topic: " Will the Azat Popular Front become Azat Party?" Aqataev discusses 92% communist parliament, ineffective as executor of popular will; criticizes Communist Party; gives views on Russian Nationalist Party; describes purpose of Azat Popular Front; discusses stance on various issues; economics, agriculture, immigration and Russian emigration, laws protecting Kazakh culture, commonwealth idea, the referedum: participation vs. non-participation.
- 5/5/1991 [+] Continuation of above interview (#44a). With Sabdali, Qiyal.
Aqataev discusses views on; nuclear threat and Kazakhstan, commonwealth membership, Russian problem and immigration, foreign Kazakhs and Kazakhstan "motherland", nuclear testing and Russian's claim of homeland in Kazakhstan, environment and exodus of Russians.
- 5/7/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Ankara, conducted by telephone. With Oraltay, Qasen.
Berdibaev, a scholar and delegation member, gives his views on; significance of brother Turks getting to know one another, common Turkic history and literature, Qorqut Ata and Dede Korkut; gives impressions of Turkey; closeness of language; cultural and educational exchanges between Kazakhstan and Turkey; interference from Moscow; need to learn each other's languages.
- 5/8/1991 [+] Continuation of the above interview (#45). With Oraltay, Qasen.
Berdibaev gives views on: terminology, language of planning and development, education and training of Kazakhs for skilled professions, foreign study for Kazakhs.
- 5/9/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Almati, relayed by telephone. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
Qilishbaev describes activities of Shpaghat Society for helping orphans: helping orphans from Aral area; medical care; opened branch in Turkey; plans to open offices elsewhere, especially in Aral area; help from overseas; religious activities.
- 5/10/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Almati, relayed by telephone. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
Darimbetov talks about the unofficial press in Kazakhstan, growth of own paper, its purpose as alternative news source, responsibility to public; plans for intentional growth; difficulties of finding press; other plans for future.
- 5/15/1991 [+] Interview conducted over the phone from Washington, D.C. With Oraltay, Qasen.
Estekov talks about activities in U.S., lobbying group called American Association for Democratic Turkistan; work giving lectures, introducing Americans to Central Asia; work for the fatherland. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
- 5/16/1991 [+] {title}
Kazakhstan Writer's Union meeting postponed, Oljas Suleymenov criticized while abroad in South Africa to Kazakhstan; opening of Nevada-Semey office, criticized by official press
- 5/17/1991 [+] News followed by interview conducted (out of doors?) in Ankara. With Oraltay, Qasen.
Qajibekov in Ankara to participate in compilation of comparative dictionary of the Turkic languages. Describes schedule in Turkey; academic goals; recent developments in Kazakhstan and Turkey; need to protect common history; own work; educational exchanges of the Kazakh students to Turkey; symposium on Yassavi, Qorqut Ata, Farabi.
- 5/18/1991 [+] Interview takes place in RL Studios, Munich. Roundtable Discussion.
Nughmanova and Osmanova discuss their trip to Turkey: conferences, people met, places visited; hope of Turkic Unity; impressions of European Kazakhs; history and possible number of Kazakhs today. Osmanova speaks of own history as an Azeri relocated in Kazakhstan by Stalin; praises Kazakhs; talks of retention of religious beliefs in Soviet era.
- 5/19/1991 [+] Second part of above interview (#53)
Religion in Kazakhstan; Ratbek mufti and how he could increase his influence; no official status for Islam; Kazakh as an international language; closeness of Turkik languages; impressions of Kazakh dispora, comparison with Kazakhs in Kazakhstan.
- 5/21/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Almati. With Oraltay, Qasen.
Ercilasun, head of committee for compiling the "Turkic World Comparative Dictionary", discusses scholars who worked on the project, work being carried out, new award being received.
- 5/21/1991 [+] News report by telephone from Almati. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
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- 5/22/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Almati, relayed over telephone. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
Qultan uli discusses personal history, reasons for studying the history of Kazakh intellectuals who were victims of purges, especially Aqmetbey Tursunov; scholarly activities, authorship; poem criticising Russian colonization; pre-Soviet press; revolution-era Kazakh politics, national autonomy movement and problems publishing on this topic.
- 5/23/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Almati, relayed by telephone. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
Aqataev wants Azat to take half of the seats in parliament; went on tour of Kazakstan, describes warm welcome; describes atomic test sites, effect on population and environment (one young woman gives birth to a calf); political activities in rural areas unofficial party congresses in Dunshabe and Kazan; spread of Azat Front.
- 5/24/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Almati, relayed by telephone. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
Students interviewed on: language issue, political situation in rural areas, name changes and interference by Russians.
- 5/24/1991 [+] Second part of above interview (#59)
Change of place names and problems of Russian majority; Siberian Kazakhs' situation; attitudes towards immigration of Kazakhs; Kazakh nurseries; progress of kazakhification versus russification.
- 5/29/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Almati. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
Satibaldiev reports on meeting in Bishkek for indigenous political parties (Turkistan Republics Democratic Conference): who attended, what parties exsist, content of speeches; compares level of democracy in various Central Asian states.
- 5/30/1991 [+] Group interviewed in Almati, relayed by telephone. With Sabdalin, Qiyal.
Several listeners of RL report contents of petition they have written to Nazarbaev on; problems with anti-Kazakh Russian sovkohz director in Aqmola; unable to meet with Nazarbaev and local government unresponsive, ethnic representation problem in certain areas, number of Kazakhs in Russia.
- 5/31/1991 [+] Interview conducted in Almati, relayed by telephone. With Sabdalin, Qiyal. }
Nureg fives impressions of Kazakhstan and wishes for those doing business in Almati. Nureg had donated 200,000 rubles to victims of nuclear testing.
- May-91 [+] Interview conducted in Ankara in Turkish dubbed into Kazakh by RL staff. With Oraltay, Qasen.
Shovgen speaks of brotherhood between Kazakhs and Turks, previous trip to Kazakhstan and agreement signed there concerning opening Turkish pharmacies in Central Asia; raw materials in Central Asia which could be processed into pharmaceutical products in Turkey; meetings with Kazakh minister of health and other officials; health problems resulting from nuclear testing and offer aid.