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Jan Paul Lenga

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'''Jan Paul Lenga''' (born March 28, 1950, in [[Horodok, Khmelnytskyi Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]) is a former Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Karaganda.

==Biography==

His family moved to [[Latvia]], where the former chaplain, worked on the railroad. Lenga spent one-year novitiate in the Marian Order, spent a week visiting a monk and spiritual mentor. From [[Latvia]], moved to [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]] where there was one of only two Catholic seminaries in the then [[Soviet Union]]. He graduated from the seminary secretly, and he was ordained in secret on May 28, 1980 by Bishop [[Vincentas Sladkevicius]]. In 1981 he arrived in [[Kazakhstan]], where he performed pastoral ministry for 10 years. Lenga was appointed Apostolic Administrator of [[Kazakhstan]] and Central [[Asia]], and Titular Bishop of Arba on April 13, 1991. He was consecrated a bishop on May 28, 1991. Lenga was appointed bishop of [[Karaganda]] on August 6, 1999. He received the personal title of Archbishop on May 17, 2003.

On February 5, 2011 Pope [[Benedict XVI]] accepted the resignation of Lenga, which he filed in accordance with canon 401 § 2 of the Code of Canon Law. Diocesan bishop, who by ill health or some other compelling reason, would not fully able to discharge their duties, are urged to submit his resignation from it. Lenga was appointed as the successor to the apostolic administrator of Atyrau Bishop Janusz Kaleta. At this time, the retired archbishop is a resident of the monastic houses of the Congregation of the priests.

==Awards==

Jan Paul Lenga was awarded the Commander's Cross of Merit and the Order of the [[Republic of Poland]]. The awards were presented to Archbishop Jan Paul Lenga on September 2, 2011. On behalf of the President of Poland did Governor Peter Flerek Wielkopolska.

==External links==
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kara2.htm#2933
* http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blenga.html
* http://sibcatholic.ru/2011/02/06/otstavki-i-naznacheniya-v-kazaxstane/
* http://www.catholic-kazakhstan.org/Karag/Ru/index.htm

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[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani Roman Catholic bishops]]
[[Category:Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland]]
[[Category:Ukrainian Roman Catholic archbishops]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda]]

Elections in Kazakhstan

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[[File:KazakhBallotBox.jpg|thumb|200px|Ballot boxes, Kazakh flag and state seal in an Astana polling place before the 2007 legislative elections.]]
'''Elections in Kazakhstan''' are held on a national level to elect a [[President of Kazakhstan|President]] and [[Parliament of Kazakhstan|the Parliament]], which is divided into two bodies, the [[Majilis]] (Lower House) and the [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]] (Upper House). Local elections for maslikhats (local representative bodies) are held every five years.<ref name=legison>[http://www.legislationline.org/?tid=1&jid=28&less=false Kazakhstan] Legislation Online</ref>

Elections are administered by the Central Election Commission of the [[Republic of Kazakhstan]].

There are more than 10 [[List of political parties in Kazakhstan|political parties in Kazakhstan]]. Kazakhstan’s political opposition is the most developed in the region in terms of its organizational abilities and resources.<ref name="Demokratizatsiya">{{cite journal|last1=Junisbai|first1=Barbara|title="Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan: A Case Study in Economic Liberalization, Intra-elite Cleavage, and the Political Opposition,"|journal=Demokratizatsiya|date=2005|issue=Summer|page=17|url=https://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/demokratizatsiya%20archive/GWASHU_DEMO_13_3/P236L64X5Q08KM12/P236L64X5Q08KM12.pdf}}</ref>{{quotation needed|date=March 2016}}

None of the elections held in Kazakhstan have been considered free or fair by Western countries or international observers<ref name="theguardian.com">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/11/kazakhstan-president-early-election-nursultan-nazarbayev Kazakhstan's long term president to run in snap election – again], [[The Guardian]], 11 March 2015</ref> with issues noted including [[ballot tampering]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.europeanforum.net/country/kazakhstan#elections | title=Kazakhstan | accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Rico Isaacs 94"/> [[Ballot stuffing|multiple voting]],<ref name="Rico Isaacs 94">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K3KrAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA184&ots=rYqWG0LOy5&dq=kazakhstan%20elections%20multiple%20voting&pg=PA94#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=Party System Formation in Kazakhstan | author=Isaacs, Rico | pages=94}}</ref> [[Political repression|repression]] of opposition candidates]]<ref name="Rico Isaacs 89">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K3KrAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA184&ots=rYqWG0LOy5&dq=kazakhstan%20elections%20multiple%20voting&pg=PA94#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=Party System Formation in Kazakhstan | author=Isaacs, Rico | pages=89}}</ref> and [[press censorship]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/kazakhstan/Kaz1099b-04.htm | title=VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION | accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed election monitors to Kazakhstan for observation of parliamentary and presidential elections since 1999.<ref name="osce1999">{{cite web|title=Elections in Kazakhstan|url=http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/kazakhstan|website=OSCE.org|publisher=OSCE}}</ref>

==Election procedures and technology==
[[File:KazakhVotingBooth.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Voting booth]]s, each with an AIS "Sailau" touch-screen electronic [[voting machine]].]]

In the recent{{when|date=April 2015}} Kazakh elections, many Kazakh voters were offered a choice of voting on electronic voting machines or on paper ballots. At least some of
the [[ballot box]]es used in Kazakhstan are transparent in order to defend against ballot box stuffing. Each polling place was equipped with both a large ballot box and smaller mobile ballot boxes. The latter are designed to be carried, by poll-workers, to voters outside the polling
place.<ref>[http://election.kz/portal/page?_pageid=153,77166&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Chapter 7], Article 41, Paragraph 6, of the [http://election.kz/portal/page?_pageid=153,75186&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Kazakh Election Law], as amended, June 2007.</ref>
This is an alternative to offering [[absentee ballot]]s or [[proxy voting]] for voters with disabilities that prevent them from going to the polls.

[[Electronic voting]] in Kazakhstan is based on the AIS "Sailau" electronic voting system developed in Belarus and Kazakhstan. This system is best described as an indirect-recording electronic voting system, as opposed to the [[DRE voting machine]]s that have been more widely studied.<ref>[[Douglas W. Jones]], The Sailau E-Voting System, [http://www.ifes.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Books/2011/20111026_Direct_Democracy_Progress_and_Pitfalls_Election_Technology_Yard.pdf Direct Democracy: Progress and Pitfalls of Election Technology], Michael Yard, ed., [http://www.ifes.org/ International Foundation for Electoral Systems], Sept. 2010; pages 74-95.</ref> In this system, the touch-screen voting terminal in the voting booth serves as a ballot marking device, recording selections on a [[smart card]]. The voting terminal itself retains no record of the vote after the voter takes the smart card. The voter then takes the smart card containing the cast ballot record to the computer at the registration table that serves as the electronic ballot box where the permanent record of the vote is retained and tabulated.

On November 16, 2011, Kuandyk Turgankulov, head of the Kazakh Central Election Commission, said that the Sailau system would be discontinued because the voters prefer paper ballots, the political parties do not trust it, and the country lacks the funds required to update the system.<ref>[http://en.tengrinews.kz/politics_sub/5678/ Sailau e-system will not be used at Kazakhstan parliamentary elections in 2012], [http://en.tengrinews.kz Tengri News], Nov. 11, 2011.</ref>

==Election Financing==
Candidates for elected office in Kazakhstan can receive state financial support to cover campaign costs.<ref name=elections1>{{cite news|title=Senate elections in Kazakhstan to be held soon|url=http://en.tengrinews.kz/politics_sub/Senate-elections-in-Kazakhstan-to-be-held-soon-255208/|publisher=TengriNews}}</ref> In Senate elections, each candidate receives about $2,170.

In Senate races, the state budget pays for each candidate’s 15-minute TV address (115 thousand tenge, approx. $630), 10 minutes on the radio (60 thousand tenge, approx. $330), 2 articles in the media (105 thousand tenge, approx. $580), hall rent for meeting with the voters (20 thousand tenge, approx. $110), publication of printed campaign materials (25 thousand tenge, approx. $140) and traveling (for Oblasts - 70 thousand tenge, approx. $380; for Astana and Almaty cities - 35 thousand tenge, approx. $190).

==Observation==

There have been several international election observation missions organised in Kazakhstan. The [[OSCE]] has observed the elections.

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Elections
!date
!observing organisation
! head of mission
|-
|early [[Mazhilis|Majilis]]
|20160320
| [[ODIHR]]/[[OSCE]] <ref>http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/kazakhstan/222541</ref>
| [[Boris Frlec]]
|-
|early [[Mazhilis|Majilis]]
|20160320
| [[executive committee]]/[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]]
| [[Sergey Lebedev (politician)|Sergey Lebedev]]
|-
|[[Kazakhstani presidential election, 2015|early presidential]]
|20150426
| [[ODIHR]]/[[OSCE]] <ref>http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/kazakhstan/145006</ref>
| [[Cornelia Jonker]]
|-
|early [[Mazhilis|Majilis]]
|20120115
| [[ODIHR]]/[[OSCE]] <ref name="osce.org">http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/86313</ref>
| [[Miklós Haraszti]]
|-
|early [[Senate of Kazakhstan|senate]]
|20120115
| [[ODIHR]]/[[OSCE]] <ref name="osce.org"/>
| [[Miklós Haraszti]]
|-
|}

==Presidential elections==

Kazakhstan's [[president]] is elected by the people and serves for at most two five-year terms. Term limits were removed for the incumbent [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] on 18 May 2007, when parliament also voted to reduce the term length from seven to five years.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6668229.stm Kazakh MPs lift presidency limit] BBC News</ref>

Early presidential elections were called by President Nazarbayev and were held on April 26, 2015.<ref name=2015prezelection>{{cite news|title=Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev wins re-election with 97.7 per cent of vote|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-27/kazakhstan-president-wins-nursultan-nazarbayev-re-election-97pc/6425952|agency=AFP/Reuters|date=April 27, 2015}}</ref> President Barack Obama sent a letter to President Nazarbayev congratulating him on his reelection in the April 26 election.<ref name=obamacongrats>{{cite news|title=Obama Recommits to Working with Nazarbayev in New Term|url=http://www.astanatimes.com/2015/04/obama-recommits-to-working-with-nazarbayev-in-new-term/|agency=The Astana Times}}</ref>

===2011 Presidential election===
{{main|Kazakhstani presidential election, 2011}}
{{Kazakhstani presidential election, 2011}}

==Parliamentary elections==

The [[legislature]], known as [[Parliament of Kazakhstan|the Parliament]] (''Parlamenti''), has two [[bicameralism|chambers]].

The [[Majilis|Assembly]] (''Mazhilis'') has 107 seats, elected for a five-year term, 98 elected in general elections by proportional representation with 7% threshold and 9 elected by the Assembly of Kazakhstani Nation.

The [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]] has 47 members, 40 of whom are elected to six-year terms in double-seat constituencies by the local assemblies, half renewed every two years, and 7 presidential appointees. In addition, ex-presidents are ''ex officio'' [[senators for life]].

==International criticisms==
As of March 2015, none of the elections held in Kazakhstan have been considered free or fair by Western countries or international observers.<ref name="theguardian.com"/> The 1999 Presidential election attracted criticism from the [[United States]] and the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE) who considered that harassment and intimidation of opposition candidates and supporters and the disqualification of an opponent of Nazarbayev<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/222405.stm US criticises Kazakh Court decision], [[BBC News]], 26 November 1998</ref> had made a meaningful election impossible. The OSCE criticised the 2011 presidential election, citing a lack of press freedom, transparency and competition.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12949853 Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev wins re-election], [[BBC News]], 4 April 2011</ref> Following the 2005 election, they noted a number of issues, including ballot tampering, multiple voting, intimidation and harassment of opposition candidates and their supporters, media bias and official restrictions on free expression.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/dec/05/1 Observers criticise Kazakh president's re-election], [[The Observer]], 5 December 2005</ref>

===Latest election===
{{main|Kazakhstani legislative election, 2016}}

==Preliminary results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
|-
|align=left|[[Nur Otan]]|| ||82.15|| ||
|-
|align=left|[[Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol]]|| ||7.18|| ||
|-
|align=left|[[Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan]]|| ||7.14|| ||
|-
|align=left|[[Kazakhstani Social Democratic Party Auyl]]|| ||2.00|| ||
|-
|align=left|[[Nationwide Social Democratic Party]]|| ||1.18|| ||
|-
|align=left|Birlik|| ||0.29|| ||New
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes|| ||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''7,564,281'''||'''100'''||'''98'''||'''0'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||9,810,920||77.10||–||–
|-
|align=left colspan=5|Source: [http://www.election.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=3284 CEC]
|}

==Past elections==
{{Kazakhstani elections|state=uncollapased}}

==See also==
* [[Electoral calendar]]
* [[Electoral system]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://election.kz/pls/portal/url/page/election_eng The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan]
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/k/kazakhstan/ Kazakhstan Elections] Adam Carr's Election Archive
*[http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/kazakhstan OSCE reports on Kazakhstani elections]
{{Asia topic|Elections in}}
{{Elections in Europe}}
{{Kazakhstan topics}}

[[Category:Elections in Kazakhstan| ]]
[[Category:Government of Kazakhstan|Elections]]

Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan

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The '''[[China|Chinese]] [[ambassador]] in [[Astana]]''' is the official representative of the Government in [[Beijing]] to the Government of [[Kazakhstan]].

== List of Representatives ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!| Diplomatic [[agrément]]/[[Diplomatic accreditation]]
!| [[ambassador]]
!| [[Chinese language]] [[:zh:中国驻哈萨克斯坦大使列表]]
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!| [[Premier of the People's Republic of China]]
!| [[Prime Minister of Kazakhstan]]
!| Term end
[[Premier of the People's Republic of China]]

|-
|{{dts|1992|04|}}
|[[Zhang Deguang]]
|[[:zh:张德广]]
|
|[[Li Peng]]
|[[Sergey Tereshchenko]]
|{{dts|1993|08|}}

|-
|{{dts|1993|09|}}
|[[Chen Di (PRC diplomat)]]
|[[:zh:陈棣]]
|
* From February 1992 to January 1995 was ambassador to [[Latvia]] and [[Estonia]]
* From September 1993 to July 1997 he was ambassador to Kazakhstan.
* From March 1998 to October 2000 was ambassador in Poland

|[[Li Peng]]
|[[Sergey Tereshchenko]]
|{{dts|1997|07|}}

|-
|{{dts|1997|08|}}
|[[Li Hui (diplomat)]]
|[[:zh:李辉 (外交官)]]
|
|[[Li Peng]]
|[[Nurlan Balgimbayev]]
|{{dts|2000|03|}}

|-
|{{dts|2003|03|}}
|[[Yao Peisheng]]
|[[:zh:姚培生]]
|
|[[Wen Jiabao]]
|[[Daniyal Akhmetov]]
|{{dts|2003|09|}}

|-
|{{dts|2003|09|}}
|[[Zhou Xiaopei]]
|[[:zh:周晓沛]]
|
|[[Wen Jiabao]]
|[[Daniyal Akhmetov]]
|{{dts|2005|10|}}

|-
|{{dts|2005|11|}}
|[[Zhang Xiyun]]
|[[:zh:张喜云]]
|
* From 1997 - 2000 he was Minister Counselor of the Embassy in Russian Moscow.
* From 2000 to February 2002, he was Minister of the Embassy in Moscow
* From (February 2002 - 2005 November 2005 was ambassador to Azerbaijan.
* From November 2005 to September 2008 he was ambassador to Kazakhstan.
* From October 2006 to July 2010 he was Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Eurasia.
* From July 2010 to June 2016 was ambassador in [[Kiev]] (Ukraine)
|[[Wen Jiabao]]
|[[Daniyal Akhmetov]]
|{{dts|2008|09|}}

|-
|{{dts|2008|09|}}
|[[Cheng Guoping]]
|[[:zh:程国平]]
|(* mayo 1952 en [[Hubei]])
|[[Wen Jiabao]]
|[[Karim Massimov]]
|{{dts|2010|02|}}

|-
|{{dts|2010|05|}}
|[[Zhou Li (diplomat)]]
|[[:zh:周力]]
|
|[[Wen Jiabao]]
|[[Karim Massimov]]
|{{dts|2013|08|}}

|-
|{{dts|2013|08|}}
|[[Le Yucheng]]
|[[:zh:乐玉成]]
|(June 1963 in Yangzhou)
* From August 2013 to December 2014 he was ambassador to Kazakhstan.
* In August 2014, he was appointed Ambassador in [[New Delhi]] (India).
|[[Li Keqiang]]
|[[Serik Akhmetov]]
|{{dts|2014|12|}}

|-
|{{dts|2014|12|}}
|[[Zhang Hanhui]]
|[[:zh:张汉晖]]
|(*octubre de 1963 en la provincia de [[Liaoning]])
|[[Li Keqiang]]
|[[Karim Massimov]]
|
|}
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<ref>[http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/ziliao_665539/wjrw_665549/3607_665555/3611_665563/t18186.shtml][http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/ziliao_674904/wjrw_674925/2167_674935/2171_674943/t9227.shtml Chinese Ambassadors to Kazakhstan]</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Ambassadors of China to Kazakhstan| ]]
[[Category:Lists of ambassadors of China|Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Lists of ambassadors to Kazakhstan|China]]

Dmitry Weisbecker-Ivanov

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|nationality = USSR, The Republic of Kazakhstan
|occupation = [[Poet]], [[novelist]], [[essayist]]
|years_active = [[2001 in poetry|2001]]—now
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|genre = Poem, story, essay, fable, rubai
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'''Dmitriy Alexandrovich Vaisbekker-Ivanov <ref>[http://zhurnal-prostor.kz/index.php?id=1612 Dmitriy Vaisbekker-Ivanov, “Scotch with destiny”]</ref>''' (born December 1, 1970, in Dzhambul city, KazSSR, [[USSR]] ) was a Russian poet. He was a citizen of the [[Republic of Kazakhstan]]. Dmitriy is the First award winner of the International award "Philanthropist" in the category "Literary work", subcategory "Small prose"<ref>[http://www.24.kz/ru/news/culture/item/16896-kazakhstanskij-poet-i-prozaik-stal-prizerom «24kz» The writer from Kazakhstan became the winner of International Award]</ref><ref>[http://archive.khabar.kz/ru/novosti/kultura/2176-pisatel-iz-taraza-nagrazhden-premiej-filantrop «Хабар» “Khabar” The writer form Taraz won the "Philanthropist" premium] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145530/http://archive.khabar.kz/ru/novosti/kultura/2176-pisatel-iz-taraza-nagrazhden-premiej-filantrop |date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> for outstanding achievements in culture and art, Moscow, 2014.<ref>[http://z-taraz.kz/index.php/2014-04-15-15-47-57/178-alash-zialylaryn-zertteu-urpak-amanaty Zhambyl-Taraz Moscow meets Taraz citizens]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.mediasystem.kz/news-kaz/336391?category=39 Media-System The poet and novelist from Taraz became the winner of International Award "Philanthropist"]</ref><ref>[http://www.nadezhda.me/archive/_5_404__maj_2014_g/laureaty_mezdunarodnoj_premii_filantrop.html “Nadezhda” The winners of International Award "Philanthropist"]</ref> He is the First award winner of the republican competition "Different but equal" in the category "The Gold Feather", Taraz, 2014. Vaisbekker-Ivanov is a creative pseudonym. His real surname is Ivanov.

== Biography ==
Vaisbekker-Ivanov was born in 1970 in Dzhambul (now [[Taraz]]). After [[school]] and service in the [[Soviet Army]] he was involved in small business. In 1996 illness confined him to bed for 4 years. After two clinical deaths, the writer started his first literary steps in poetry and prose. In 2001 Dmitry overcame his illness and started to work as a non-staff [[correspondent]] in the city newspaper ''Board''. He later cooperated with regional Russian-language periodicals in Taraz. In 2003 illness returned and stopped writing for 2 years. He again overcame his illness and resumed work as a journalist for regional political newspaper ''Southern Express''. In a month he was appointed as editor-in-chief. That year he was elected as a member of the executive committee of the journalists Congress of Kazakhstan in Zhambyl region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kt.kz/rus/other/predsedatelem_ispolkoma_kongressa_zhurnalistov_kazahstana_vnovj_izbrana_dariga_nazarbaeva_1153405323.html|title=Председателем исполкома Конгресса журналистов Казахстана вновь избрана Дарига Назарбаева|website=www.kt.kz|access-date=2016-05-23}}</ref> He worked there till 2009. From 2007 to 2009 he was Editor of political newspaper ''City 326''. Renewed illness forced him to stop journalistic activity and concentrate on literature. He published his works in ''Prostor'' magazine,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zhurnal-prostor.kz/index.php?id=1612|title=Дмитрий ВАЙСБЕККЕР-ИВАНОВ. Судьбой опалённый|website=zhurnal-prostor.kz|access-date=2016-05-23}}</ref> and in ''The provincial intellectual''.

== Family ==
His father was Vaisbekker Alex Floreanovich, born in 1930 in the Majdorf of the Saratov area. Before the Second World War the writer’s grandfather was arrested by the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs, and his family together with other German families from Volga region were banished to collective farms in the [[Ulagansky District|Ubagansk]] region of [[Kostanay Region|Kustanay oblast]]. Ivanov's father was compelled to change his surname from Vaisbekker to Ivanov. His mother was Ivanov Elena Nikitichna (maiden name Belik-Zadneprovsky). She was born in Irinovka village, Urdzharsky region, [[Semipalatinsk Oblast, Kazakhstan|Semipalatinsk oblast]], in 1941. His first wife was Bikasheva Oksana Valerevna (1972 ). Their son was Paul Dmitrievich (b. 1989 ). With his second wife, Molchunova Oksana Viktorovna (1973) he had daughter Alain Dmitrievna (1995 г.р.) His third wife – Morjanova Natalia Petrovna (Serbian by father’s line from Tsveich family) was born in a Dzhambul (1975). She is a poet, philologist and teacher of Russian literature.
Son – Ivanov Evgenie Dmitrievich (2005 г.р.)

== Creation ==

=== Books ===
* ''And there was a spurt'' (Almaty, 2014) <ref>[http://ztgzt.kz/recent-publications/ya-otbolel-ya-vyzhil.html “Znamja Truda”I over came illness, I survive…]</ref><ref>[http://gazeta.magnolia.kz/articles/1052-obnazhaya-dushu.html “Magnolia” “Uncovering my soul”]</ref>
* ''Legend of Taraz'' (Almaty, 2015)

=== Compilations ===
* ''Oasis-2002'' (Taraz, 2002)
* ''Smile Pegasus'' (Taraz, 2004)
* ''Oasis 2004'' (Taraz, 2004)
* ''Tarazdyn zhas talanttary'' (Taraz, 2005)

== Notes ==
{{Notes}}

== Social Networks ==
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/MultiLOGIKA|title=Дмитрий Вайсбеккер-Иванов|website=YouTube|access-date=2016-05-23}}
* {{youtube user|VaisbekkerIvanov|title=Дмитрий Вайсбеккер}}
* {{youtube channel|UCeWTPIlh9lqNpX4JGeeGLZg|title=Дмитрий Вайсбеккер-Иванов}}
* {{Cite web|url=http://ok.ru/|title=OK.RU|website=OK.RU|access-date=2016-05-23}}

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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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Kairat Kelimbetov

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[[File:Kairat Kelimbetov at the World Economic Forum on Europe 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Kairat Kelimbetov at the [[World Economic Forum]] on Europe and Central Asia 2011]]
'''Kairat Kelimbetov''' is the Governor of [[Astana International Financial Centre]], a new initiative launched by Kazakhstan government to develop country's non-banking financial sector. He served as a Governor of the [[National Bank of Kazakhstan]] from October 1 of 2013 till November 2 of 2015. He served as a Vice-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from January 20 of 2012 till October 1 of 2013. He also served as the CEO of [[Samruk-Kazyna]] Sovereign Wealth Fund and as the Minister of Economy and Budget Planning in the [[Government of Kazakhstan]].<ref name=MEBP>[http://www.traveldocs.com/kz/govern.htm Principal Government Officials] Travel Document Systems</ref> In late July 2005 at that time a Minister Kelimbetov announced that Kazakhstan's GDP grew by 9.1% in the last year.<ref name=GDP>[http://www.rferl.org/reports/centralasia/2005/08/29-030805.asp Week At A Glance (25-31 July 2005)] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

Mr. Kelimbetov was instrumental in developing numerous reforms and economic policies. As the Chief Executive of Samruk-Kazyna SWF he was responsible for the anti-crisis program launched in 2008, as well as the development programs of major state owned enterprises. As a deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan he represented the country during the creation of Eurasian Economic Union and oversaw macroeconomic policy of the government. Under his management the National Bank of Kazakhstan adopted a new monetary policy regime.<ref name=IT>[http://www.nationalbank.kz/cont/publish420901_29263.pdf Transition towards inflation targeting (21 August 2015)] National Bank of Kazakhstan</ref>

He is a graduate of [[Georgetown University]]'s, [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] ([[The Pew Charitable Trusts|Pew Economic Freedom Fellows Program]],1999), the [[List of universities in Kazakhstan|Kazakh State Academy of Economics]] (management, 1996), and [[Lomonosov Moscow State University]] (Mathematics, 1993).<ref>[http://www.minexasia.com/2011/wp-content/themes/mxasia/speakers-mxca-2011/Kairat-Kelimbetov.html Kairat Kelimbetov], minexasia.com</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Current Kazakh Cabinet}}

==See also==
*[[Government of Kazakhstan]]

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Akzhaiyk

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{{for|the football club|FC Akzhayik}}

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| league = [[Russian Bandy Supreme League]]
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| stadium = [[Yunost Stadium (Oral)|Stadion Yunost]]
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'''Akzhaiyk Sports Club''' ('''АҚЖAЙЫҚ CПOРТ КЛУБЫ''')[http://sc-akzhayik.kz/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_7997.jpg] is a [[bandy]] team in Kazakhstan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/club/21/| publisher=rusbandy.ru|title= «Акжайык» Уральск, В сезоне 2015—2016|accessdate= 8 July 2015|language= Russian}} → [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fclub%2F21 as translated from Russian by Google: "Akzhayik" Uralsk, In the season 2015-2016]</ref> which is the only professional team in the country and plays in the second highest division of Russia, the [[Russian Bandy Supreme League]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.livetv.ru/en/matchstory/06728rhjjfjyiijbkjj/11/ |publisher= Live TV|title= Akzhayik (bandy)|accessdate= 8 July 2015}}</ref> Their home arena is [[Yunost Stadium (Oral)|Stadion Yunost]], which was supposed to become equipped for artificial ice in 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://uralsk.info/news/gorod/3882/ |publisher= uralsk.info|title= В Уральске появятся велотрек и каток с искусственным льдом|author= передает корреспондент BNews.kz| accessdate= 8 July 2015|language= Russian}} → [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://uralsk.info/news/gorod/3882/ as translated by Google: "In Uralsk will cycle track and a skating rink with artificial ice", the correspondent of BNews.kz]</ref> however, the project got delayed.<ref>[http://akzhajik.ucoz.kz/news/v_uralske_na_stadione_junost_v_ehtom_godu_ne_budet_katka/2015-11-11-959]</ref> In October 2016, works with the aim of finishing the project started.[https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F9884] Therefore, in the season 2016-17 their home arena is Stadion Stenovik.[http://www.rusbandy.ru/stadium/130/] The club colours are yellow, white and blue.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://akzhajik.ucoz.kz/ |title= ХК Акжайык|publisher= ХК Акжайык|language= Russian|accessdate= 22 July 2015}}</ref>

All the players of the Youth-23 national team in the 2013-14 season came from this club.<ref>{{cite web|publisher= rusbandy.ru |url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/nationalteam/388/roster/1056/ |accessdate= 8 July 2015 |language= Russian|title= Молодежная сборная Казахстана, Состав в сезоне 2013-2014}} → [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/nationalteam/388/roster/1056/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.rusbandy.ru/nationalteam/388/roster/1056/%26biw%3D1093%26bih%3D552 as translated by Google: The youth national team of Kazakhstan, Composition of the season 2013-2014]</ref>

Team picture:<ref>[http://www.inform.kz/fotoarticles/20121130115616.jpg]</ref>

==Sources==
<references/>

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Stanislav Kuzmin

2017-03-22T02:29:13Z

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| collegeteam = [[Drury Panthers|Drury University]] (U.S.)
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'''Stanislav Kuzmin''' ({{lang-kk|Станислав Кузьмин}}; born June 24, 1986) is a Kazakh swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Stanislav Kuzmin|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/stanislav-kuzmin-1.html|31 December 2012}}</ref> He represented his nation [[Kazakhstan]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], and has won a career total of eight medals (four golds, two silver, and two bronze) in a major international competition, spanning two editions of the [[Asian Indoor Games]], and the [[2010 Asian Games]] in [[Guangzhou]], [[China]], as a member of the medley relay team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Khade wins bronze in 50m freestyle at Asian Indoor Games|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/khade-wins-bronze-in-50m-freestyle-at-asian-indoor-games_576231.html|publisher=Zee News|date=5 November 2009|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Asanov|first=Madi|title=Kazakh team wins multiple medals at Asian Games|url=http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/2009/11/12/feature-02?mobile=true|publisher=Central Asia Online|date=12 November 2009|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref> Kuzmin also spent his college sports career in the United States as a member of the [[Drury Panthers]] swimming and diving team under head coach Brian Reynolds, while pursuing his sports management studies at [[Drury University]] in [[Springfield, Missouri]].

Kuzmin competed for the Kazakh swimming squad in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle|men's 50 m freestyle]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. Leading up to the Games, he stormed home the field with a winning time of 23.09 to eclipse the FINA B-cut by just a fingertip of a second (0.04) at the Kazakhstan Open Championships in [[Almaty]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 50m Freestyle|url=http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SPIPDF/080508olyscutsheet.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|page=2|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref> Swimming in heat seven, Kuzmin dipped under the 23-second barrier to take the fifth spot in a scorching lifetime best of 22.91, but missed the semifinals with a forty-eighth overall placement from a roster of ninety-seven entrants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 7|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWM010900/index.html|work=[[Beijing 2008]]|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref>

At the [[2010 Asian Games]] in [[Guangzhou]], Kuzmin produced a magnificent freestyle anchor of 49.71 to deliver the Kazakh foursome of [[Stanislav Osinsky]], 2004 Olympic fifth-place finalist [[Vladislav Polyakov]], and newcomer Fedor Shkilyov a bronze-medal time in the [[Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4 × 100 m medley relay]], posting a textile best of 3:40.55.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sun clinches 1,500m, China disqualified in relay|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/sun-clinches-1500m-china-disqualified-in-relay/article894439.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 November 2010|accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.aquatics.kz/en/federation/swimming/athletes/sports/kuzmin/?sid=91gke3pk9hr7rnab1onq32pfb5 Profile – Kazakhstan Swimming Federation]
*[http://www.drurypanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2934 Player Bio – Drury Panthers]
*[http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=63743/bio/index.html NBC Olympics Profile]

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Sergey Ushkalov

2017-03-22T02:28:27Z

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'''Sergey Ushkalov''' ({{lang-kz|Сергей Ушкалов}}; born February 2, 1972) is a retired male [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] and [[backstroke]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Kazakhstan]]. He competed at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. His best Olympic result was finishing in 15th place in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay event.

==References==
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/us/sergey-ushkalov-1.html sports-reference]

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Sergey Borisenko

2017-03-22T02:28:25Z

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{{For|Ukrainian footballer|Serhiy Borysenko}}
'''Sergey Borisenko''' ({{lang-kz|Сергей Борисенко}}; born May 28, 1971) is a retired male [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Kazakhstan]]. He competed in two consecutive [[Summer Olympics]] for his native country, starting in 1996 ([[Atlanta, Georgia]]). His best Olympic result was finishing in 21st place at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay event, alongside [[Andrey Kvasov (swimmer)|Andrey Kvasov]], [[Pavel Sidorov]], and [[Igor Sitnikov]].

==References==
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/sergey-borisenko-1.html sports-reference]

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Sagdat Sadykov

2017-03-22T02:28:00Z

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'''Sagdat Kabirovich Sadykov''' ({{lang-kz|Сагдат Кабирович Садыков}}; born July 29, 1973 in [[Oskemen]], [[East Kazakhstan Province|Shyrgys Qazaqstan]]) is a Kazakh [[judoka]], who competed in the men's lightweight category.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Sagdat Sadykov|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/sagdat-sadykov-1.html|6 December 2014}}</ref> He picked up five medals in his career, including a silver from the [[2004 Asian Judo Championships]] in [[Almaty]], and competed in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004) under two different banners [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Kazakhstan]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news|title=На радость самураям|trans_title=To the delight of the samurai|language=Kazakh|url=http://sport.gazeta.kz/art/?aid=14977|publisher=Gazeta.kz|date=2 December 2004|accessdate=20 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Первая Неделя Олимпиады-2004. День за Днем|trans_title=The first week of the Olympics – Day by day|language=Kazakh|url=http://sport.gazeta.kz/art/?aid=14977|publisher=Gazeta.kz|date=13 August 2004|accessdate=20 November 2014}}</ref>

Sadykov made his official debut at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], where he competed for the Kyrgyz team in the [[Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg|men's lightweight]] class (73 kg). He lost his opening match to South Korea's [[Choi Yong-sin]], who scored an [[ippon]] victory and clutched him on the [[tatami]] with a [[kosoto gake]] (small outer hook) at one minute and thirty-nine seconds. In the repechage, Sadykov gave himself a chance for an Olympic bronze medal, but succumbed to another ippon, yet a [[seoi nage]] (shoulder throw) topple from U.S. judoka and 1996 Olympic bronze medalist [[Jimmy Pedro]] during their first playoff of the draft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Judo – Men's Lightweight (73kg)|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/ju/JUresults.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|pages=98–99|accessdate=23 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cazeneuve|first=Brian|title=The Pedros were golden in support|url=http://157.166.246.201/olympics/2000/judo/news/2000/09/18/cazeneuve_pedros/|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=3 October 2002|accessdate=6 December 2014}}</ref>

At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Sadykov qualified for his newly joined Kazakh squad in the [[Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg|men's lightweight]] class (60 kg), by placing second and receiving a berth from the [[2004 Asian Judo Championships|Asian Championships]] in [[Almaty]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Чемпионат Азии по дзюдо в Алматы. У Казахстана - восемь путевок в Афины!|trans_title=Asian Championships in Almaty: Eight tickets have already taken to Athens|language=Kazakh|url=http://sport.gazeta.kz/news/chempion-azii-bazarbek-donbajj-borolsya-za-kubok-evropy-newsID20463.html|publisher=Gazeta.kz|date=18 May 2004|accessdate=20 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=План по лицензиям перевыполнен|trans_title=Plans for acquiring slots exceeded|language=Kazakh|url=http://kp.kazpravda.kz/rus/sport/180504_plan_po_licenzijam_perevipolnen.html|publisher=[[Kazakhstanskaya Pravda]]|date=18 May 2004|accessdate=6 December 2014}}</ref> Seeking for his revenge against Pedro in the opening round, Sadykov failed to clutch him with a scarf hold ([[kesa gatame]] on the [[tatami]], and suffered an [[ippon]] defeat with nearly a minute remaining in the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Judo: Men's Lightweight (73kg/161 lbs) Round of 64|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/martial_arts/results/3534222.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pedro, Lee could meet in round of 16|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer04/judo/news/story?id=1858413|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=16 August 2004|accessdate=6 December 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{JudoInside}}

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Maxim Rakov

2017-03-22T02:25:59Z

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|coach = Yermek Imambekov (national) Sergey Rakov (father)<ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=rakov-maxim-1122115/index.html Maxim Rakov]. nbcolympics.com</ref>
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'''Maxim Rakov''' (born 7 February 1986) is a [[Kazakhstan]]i [[judo]]ka.

Rakov won the 2009 World Championship in the men's half-heavyweight (−100 kg) division, beating [[Henk Grol]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WK Judo 2009 |url=http://www.judo2009.com/en/?page=news&sub=details&id=138&next_id=137&next_page=0 |date=3 September 2009 |access-date=30 January 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903130207/http://www.judo2009.com/en/?page=news&sub=details&id=138&next_id=137&next_page=0 |archivedate=3 September 2009 }}</ref> He won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, losing to [[Tagir Khaybulaev]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://217.79.182.227/www.judo-world.net/ijf/world/wc2011/tta_menue.php?modus=1024&sprache=english|title = IJF World Championships Seniors 2011 – Category −100 kg|date = |access-date = 30 January 2016|website = |publisher = |last = |first = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111021020747/http://217.79.182.227/www.judo-world.net/ijf/world/wc2011/tta_menue.php?modus=1024&sprache=english|archive-date = 21 October 2011}}</ref>

Previously, he had competed in the middleweight (−90 kg) category, winning a silver medal at the [[2006 Asian Games]]. In 2007 he had a shoulder injury that required surgery. As a result, he missed the 2008 Olympics and considered to retire from sport. His father, who also served as his coach, encouraged him to continue.<ref name=nbc/> At the 2012 Games he was eliminated in the first bout.<ref name=sr/> At the [[Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg|2016 Rio Olympics]] he lost in the second bout to the eventual winner [[Lukáš Krpálek]].<ref name=rio/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Maxim Rakov}}
*[http://www.gz2010.cn/info/ENG_ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_JU@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=237143.html 2010 Asian Games profile]
*[http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/CO/IGCOParticipantInfo.aspx-Register=5813207.html 2006 Asian Games profile]

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Ksenija Tichonenko

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{{Orphan|date=March 2017}}

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'''Ksenija Tichonenko''' (born January 11, 1993) is a Kazakhstani-Russian female professional [[basketball]] player.

==External links==
*[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ksenia_Tikhonenko/Sparta&K_Vidnoe_Moscow_Region/181932 Profile] at eurobasket.com

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Alexey Khovrin

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'''Aleksey Khovrin''' ({{lang-kz|Алексей Ховрин}}; born June 10, 1973) is a retired male [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Kazakhstan]]. He competed at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], where he was disqualified with the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Team, alongside [[Sergey Borisenko]], [[Sergey Ushkalov]], and [[Aleksey Yegorov]].

==Achievements==
*Master of Sport of International Class
*Master of Sport of USSR
*Champion of Asian Games 1994
*Champion of Kazakhstan
*World Cup Silver Medal Holder<ref>https://archive.org/stream/swimnewsn215/swimnewsn215_djvu.txt</ref>
*1996 Champion of USSR 1986
*2006 CIS Games Silver and Bronze Medal Holder
*Kazakhstan National Swimming Team.
*2010 Champion of Russian in Masters Swimming
*Masters Swimming Russia records holder<ref>http://swimmasters.ru/main/meets/records/</ref>
*H2O Club Doha autumn cup champion<ref>http://www.h2oswimclub.com/Z_Events_Competitive_12_13_files/H2O%20Autumn%20Cup%202012%20Age%20Group%20Results.pdf</ref>
Interview with Alexey on 28 May 2008

==References==
{{reflist}}
* http://swimmasters.ru/main/meets/records/
* http://www.almontazah.ru, http://www.almontazah.ae
*http://www.time.kz/news/archive/2008/05/29/4903

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[[Category:Asian Games medalists in swimming]]

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Alexandr Savitskiy

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'''Aleksandr Savitsky''' ({{lang-kz|Александр Савицкий}}; born March 20, 1971) is a retired male [[medley swimming|medley]] and [[breaststroke]] [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Kazakhstan]]. He competed in three consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], starting in 1992 ([[Barcelona, Spain]]) for the Unified Team. His best Olympic result was finishing in 15th place at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay event.

==References==
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/aleksandr-savitsky-1.html sports-reference]

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Irina Zaitseva

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'''Irina Zaitseva''' (born {{birth date|1982|9|25|df=yes}}) is a Kazakhstani female [[volleyball]] player. She was part of the [[Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team]].

She competed with the national team at the [[Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, China.<ref>http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Olympics/2008/W/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?TEAM=KAZ&TRN=WOG2008</ref> She played with Rahat in 2008.

==Clubs==
* {{flagicon|KAZ}} Rahat (2008)

==See also==
* [[Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/irina-zaitseva-1.html
*http://www.scoresway.com/70.html?sport=volleyball&page=player&id=365</ref>
*[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling], [[LA84 Foundation]].

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Sofya Velikaya

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{{Infobox fencer
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| image = Sofiya Velikaya 2014 European Championships SFS-EQ t175801.jpg
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'''Sofiya Aleksandrovna Velikaya''' ({{lang-ru|Софья Александровна Великая}}; born 8 June 1985) is a Russian [[sabre (fencing)|sabre]] [[fencing|fencer]], Olympic gold and silver medalist, seven-times World champion and nine-times European champion. Velikaya finally collected her first Olympic gold medal with her team at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].

==Career==
Velikaya began fencing at the age of 13 after her elder brother took up the sport. Her first coach was Valery Dyakokin.

She placed fourth in the [[2008 Beijing Games]] after losing to [[Rebecca Ward]] by one point in the bronze medal match. On October 12, 2011, she became the World Champion after beating two-time Olympic champion [[Mariel Zagunis]] in the final. One year after, she took part in the [[2012 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in London, where she advanced to finals after defeating [[Olga Kharlan]] of [[Ukraine]]. She lost however to South Korea's [[Kim Ji-yeon]] and captured silver.

After the Olympics Velikaya took a break in her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allsportinfo.ru/index.php?id=72483|script-title=ru:Софья Великая: моя пауза должна пойти девчонкам только на пользу|work=allsportinfo.ru|date=24 June 2013|language=ru}}</ref> She gave birth to Oleg, with Olympic wrestler [[Aleksey Mishin (wrestler)|Aleksey Mishin]]. She came back to international competition in March 2014 at the Antalya World Cup, where she was defeated in the second round by Hungary's [[Anna Várhelyi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rusfencing.ru/cntnt/novosti/novosti1/n21607.html|script-title=ru:КМ-2014. Софья Великая – на дорожке, Юлия Гаврилова – на пьедестале|work=Russian Fencing Federation|language=ru}}</ref> At the [[2014 European Fencing Championships|European Championships]] in Strasbourg, she was stopped in the second round again, this time by Italy's [[Rossella Gregorio]]. In the team event, Russia defeated Germany and Hungary to meet France in the final. After being led 30–35 Russia overcame France in the last two relays to win the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lequipe.fr/Escrime/Actualites/La-france-en-argent/473545|title=La France en argent|author=Patrick Issert|work=L'Équipe|date=13 June 2014}}</ref> At the [[2014 World Fencing Championships|World Championships]] in Kazan Velikaya made her way to the quarter-finals, where she met reigning World champion [[Olga Kharlan]] of Ukraine. After a good beginning Velikaya could not prevent Kharlan's comeback and was defeated 9–15. She was however pleased by her return to form.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allsportinfo.ru/index.php?id=84571|script-title=ru:Софья Великая: думаю, что приблизилась к своему максимуму|author=Maria Staroverova|work=allsportinfo.ru|date=19 July 2014|language=ru}}</ref> In the [[Women's team sabre at the 2014 World Fencing Championships|team event]], Russia overcame Canada easily in the round of 16 and met France in the quarter-finals. Surprised by France's outright attack, Russia did not manage to regain control and suffered a shock 41–45 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allsportinfo.ru/index.php?id=84571|script-title=ru:Софья Великая: думаю, что приблизилась к своему максимуму|work=allsportinfo.ru|author=Maria Staroverova|date=21 July 2014|language=ru}}</ref> They entered placement rounds and finished 5th after prevailing over South Korea and Poland.

In the [[2014–15 Fencing World Cup|2014–15 season]], Velikaya won the first event held in Cancún after defeating France's [[Charlotte Lembach]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pianetascherma.com/2014/11/02/coppa-del-mondo-sciabola-femminile-isla-margarita/|title=Sofya la Grande|author=Alessandro Gennari|newspaper=Pianeta Scherma|date=2 November 2014|language=Italian}}</ref> She placed second with Russia in the team event. In Orléans, Velikaya put an end to the invincibility of the world no.1 [[Olga Kharlan]], who had not taken part in the Cancún tournament. Velikaya proceeded to the final where she defeated Italy's [[Rossella Gregorio]] and earned her second gold medal in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.larep.fr/loiret/sports/actualite/autres/2014/11/23/la-russe-a-domine-litalienne-gregorio-en-finale-hier-soir_11230512.html|title=La Russe a dominé l’Italienne Gregorio en finale, hier soir|author=Raphaël Coquel|newspaper=La République du Centre|date=23 November 2014|language=French}}</ref> In the team event, Russia stormed through the competition and saw off the United States in the final to win team gold. Velikaya reached again the final in the New York Grand Prix. She met Kharlan, who defeated her 15–12, dooming her the silver medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/15/kharlan-and-kim-win-sabre-gold-in-new-york/|title=Kharlan and Kim win sabre gold in New York|publisher=Euronews|date=15 January 2015}}</ref> The same scenario played out in Athens at the first World Cup event of 2015, Velikaya losing only by a single hit that time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pianetascherma.com/2015/01/31/atene-sciabola-femminile-rossella-gregorio/|title=Rossella Gregorio è terza nel giorno di Olga Kharlan|author=Gabriele Lippi|magazine=Pianeta Scherma|date=31 January 2015|language=Italian}}</ref> In the team event, Russia fenced Ukraine in the final. After a tight match Russia lost ground in the penultimate relay, which ended on 33–40. Velikaya lost 2–5 the final relay against Kharlan and came away with a second silver medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pianetascherma.com/2015/02/01/atene-lucraina-vince-la-prova-a-squadre/|title=Atene, l’Ucraina vince la prova a squadre|author=Gabriele Lippi|magazine=Pianeta Scherma|date=1 February 2015|language=Italian}}</ref> She took her revenge at the Ghent World Cup, defeating Kharlan 15–3 in the semi-finals, then Zagunis 15–10 in the final, to take her third gold medal of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pianetascherma.com/2015/02/21/la-velikaya-non-ha-rivali-tris-stagionale-a-gand/|title=La Velikaya non ha rivali, tris stagionale a Gand|author=Alessandro Gennari|magazine=Pianeta Scherma|date=21 February 2015|language=Italian}}</ref> This result caused her to jump to the third place in World rankings.

Velikaya qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] alongside her teammates [[Yana Egorian]] and [[Ekaterina Dyachenko]]. In [[Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre|women's sabre]] in the table of 32 she defeated [[Bogna Jóźwiak]] from Poland. In the table of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, Velikaya prevailed over [[Charlotte Lembach]], [[Cécilia Berder]] and [[Manon Brunet]] of France, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/fencing-standings-fe-womens-sabre-individual|title=Rio 2016 Women's sabre results|publisher=Rio 2016|accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref> She eventually lost 14–15 to her teammate [[Yana Egorian]] in the finals, winning her second consecutive silver medal at the Olympics in the individual women's sabre. Velikaya finally managed to claim the Olympic gold a few days later in the team event. Russia defeated Mexico (45–31) in the quarter-finals, prevailed over the USA (45–42) in the semi-finals and met the Ukrainian in the final. Velikaya and her teammates, including [[Yuliya Gavrilova]], came away with the gold medal, defeating Ukraine 45–30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/fencing-standings-fe-womens-sabre-team|title=Rio 2016 Women's team sabre results|publisher=Rio 2016|accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref> Velikaya was ranked Nr. 1 in the women's sabre for the most of 2016. She was succeeded by Yana Egorian as the new #1. Velikaya finished 2016 as the world's #3.

On 17 November 2016, Velikaya was elected the head of the Russian Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2016-11-18/13_3/|title=ВЕЛИКАЯ ВОЗГЛАВИЛА КОМИССИЮ СПОРТСМЕНОВ ОКР|publisher=sport-express.ru|accessdate=25 December 2016}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==
* [[Order of Merit for the Fatherland]]
**1st class (13 August 2012) – for outstanding contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, high achievements at the Games of the 30th Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom.<ref>[http://static.kremlin.ru/media/acts/files/0001201208150001.pdf Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 13 августа 2012 года № 1165 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»]</ref>
* Athlete of the Year (2015) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rusfencing.ru/cntnt/novosti/novosti1/n35459.html|title=Софья Великая признана лучшей спортсменкой России|publisher=rusfencing.ru|accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref>
* [[Order of Honour (Russia)|Order of Honour]] (25 August 2016) – for high achievements at the 31st Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the will to win and goal-oriented approach.<ref>[http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201608250016 Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.08.2016 № 429 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»]</ref>
* Medal of Military Valour (2016) – 1st class.<ref>[http://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12094144@egNews Министр обороны встретился с армейскими спортсменами-триумфаторами Олимпийских игр в Рио : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации]</ref>

== Personal life ==
Velikaya is married to 2004 Olympic Champion wrestler, [[Aleksey Mishin (wrestler)|Aleksey Mishin]]. They have one child together, a son, named Oleg, born on November 30, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mk.ru/editions/daily/2014/12/12/lyubov-sluchayno-ne-prikhodit.html|title=Любовь случайно не приходит|publisher=mk.ru|accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.rusfencing.ru/cntnt/sbornye_ko/files31/profajly/sofya_veli.html Profile] at the Russian Fencing Federation
* [http://www.eurofencing.info/athletes/biography/sophia-velikaia Profile] at the European Fencing Confederation
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/sofiya-velikaya-1.html Olympic results] at sports-reference.com

{{Footer Olympic Champions Fencing Women Team Sabre}}
{{World Champions in Women's Sabre}}

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Trans-Aral Railway

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[[Image:Train-to-almaty.jpg|thumb|A view from the train while travelling along the path of the Trans-Aral Railway. Much of the railway cuts across the vast, rolling [[Kazakh Steppe]].]]

The {{RailGauge|1520mm}} [[Russian gauge|broad gauge]] '''Trans-Aral Railway''' (also known as the '''Tashkent Railway''') was built in 1906 connecting [[Orenburg]] and [[Tashkent]], then both in the [[Russian Empire]].<ref>Coulibaly, S Deichmann, U et al (2012) Eurasian Cities: New Realities along the Silk Road, World Bank Publications, P26</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Desert & Steppe Conquests: Fortresses and Railways in the Sahara and Kazakhstan|url=http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/ironbridge/events/2016/desert-and-steppe-conquests.aspx|website=University of Birmingham|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> For the first part of the 20th century it was the only railway-connection between [[European Russia]] and [[Central Asia]].

An extensive description of the newly built railway was published in 1910.<ref>{{Cite book
| publisher = J.B. Millet Company
| last = Hamilton
| first = Angus
| title = Afghanistan
| series = Oriental series
| location = Boston and Tokyo
| accessdate = 2014-11-23
| date = 1910
| url = http://www.wdl.org/en/item/14407/
}}</ref>

==Construction history==
[[File:Railway station in Tashkent 1903.jpg|thumb|Railway station in Tashkent 1903]]
There were plans to construct the Orenburg-Tashkent line as early as 1874. Construction work did not start, however, until the autumn of 1900. The railway was simultaneously built from both ends toward a common junction. It opened in January 1906, linking the existing network of Russian and European railways to the [[Trans-Caspian Railway]].

The Orenburg-Tashkent Railway was the first line to be built across the [[steppe]], replacing the multiple routes once used by caravans with a single, steel path. It introduced the Kazakhs to industrial modernity and tied the distant Governor-Generalship of Turkestan more firmly to the Russian metropole, allowing troops to be rushed to Central Asia and raw cotton to be exported to Moscow’s textile mills.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Morrison|first1=Alexander|title=Railways in Central Asia|url=http://cesmi.info/wp/?p=61|website=CESMI Central Eurasian Scholars & Media Initiative|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=28 March 2012}}</ref>

==Economic impact==
[[File:Cotton boll nearly ready for harvest.jpg|thumb|Cotton boll nearly ready for harvest]]
Because of the [[American Civil War]], cotton shot up in price in the 1860s, becoming an increasingly important commodity in the region, although its cultivation was on a much lesser scale than during the [[Soviet]] period. The cotton trade led to the construction of these railroads. In the long term the development of a cotton monoculture would render [[Turkestan]] dependent on food imports from Western Siberia, and the [[Turkestan-Siberia Railway]] was already planned when the [[First World War]] broke out.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Central Asia|url=http://cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/h/History_of_Central_Asia.htm|website=McGill University|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref>

==Post-revolutionary period==
After the [[Russian Revolution of 1917|revolution]] the line was blocked by [[Cossacks]] under the command of [[Alexander Dutov|Ataman Dutov]]. Cut off from food supplies, and unable to sustain itself due to forced [[cotton]] cultivation, [[Russian Turkestan]] experienced an intense famine. The temporary loss of the Trans-Aral also allowed the Tashkent [[Soviet (council)|Soviet]] a degree of autonomy from [[Moscow]] during the period immediately following the [[Bolshevik]] takeover, which resulted in atrocities like the [[Basmachi movement#The Kokand autonomy and the start of hostilities|Kokand Massacre]], in which between 5,000 and 14,000 people were killed.

==Route==
The line passes through several notable cities in [[Kazakhstan]], including [[Aral, Kazakhstan|Aral]], [[Qyzylorda]], [[Hazrat-e Turkestan|Turkistan]], and [[Shymkent]]. It connects at [[Arys, Kazakhstan|Arys]] with the [[Turksib|Turkestan-Siberia]] rail line toward [[Almaty]], eastern Kazakhstan, and south [[Siberia]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Railways}}
*[[Turkestan-Siberia Railway]]
*[[Trans-Caspian Railway]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Literature==
* [[Hopkirk, Peter]], (1984) ''Setting the East ablaze : Lenin's dream of an empire in Asia'', 252 pp., London: John Murray

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The Wild East

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'''''The Wild East''''' ({{lang-ru|Дикий восток}}, Dikiy vostok, Dikij vostok) is a Russian-language film created in [[Kazakhstan]] shortly after [[Fall of the Soviet Union|the dissolution of the Soviet Union]] released in [[1993 in film|1993]]. It was written and directed by [[Rashid Nugmanov]] and was inspired by ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'', an American remake of [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s film ''[[Seven Samurai]]''.

==Plot==
In this version of the famous plot a group of [[midget]] circus runaways decide to form their own community to flee the chaos out come under attack from motorcycling ruffians. In response, of course, midgets hire seven tough people to defend them.
One of them is a woman driving a car, another a stunt man, another a Mongolian [[eagle hunter]], and a [[beatnik]].
The bandits have an easy victory and allow the hired fighters to leave with their weapons.
However, they come back, teach the midgets to fight and entrap the bandits.
In a final fight, the chief of the fighters confronts the main bandit at their lair and wins.
The bandits return the stolen car to the fighter.
The midgets exchange the car for a tractor following the final wish of the driver.

The film was shown in many international film festivals as both a fun movie and an oddity. It was billed as "The Last Soviet Film."

==Cast==
* [[Aleksandr Aksyonov (actor)|Aleksandr Aksyonov]], Beatnik, a drunkard.
* [[Farkhad Amankulov]], Mongol, a hunter.
* [[Konstantin Fyodorov]], Strannik.
* [[Zhanna Isina]], Marilyn, a car driver.
* [[Viacheslav Knizel]], Skull, bandit chief.
* [[Konstantin Shamshurin]], Godfather
* [[Gennadi Shatunov]], Iona, a midget unhappy with his sort.
* [[Pavel Shpakovsky]], Old Man, midget chief.
* [[Aleksandr Sporykhin]], Ivan Taiga, a former soldier.

==Quotes==
A notable quote is when the midget patriarch says "remember there is no sex in our country." The phrase is a quotation of a famous episode from the ''[[perestroika]]''-era [[TV show]] ''[[US-Soviet Space Bridge]]'' hosted by [[Vladimir Pozner (junior)|Vladimir Pozner]] when an American asked a question about TV advertisements exploiting [[sex]] in the [[Soviet Union]], and a Soviet lady ({{lang-ru|Людмила Иванова}}, Liudmila Ivanova) proudly answered "There is no sex in the USSR!". In fact, she said "Well, sex... (laugh) we don't have it, and we are absolutely against it!", which was then corrected by another soviet lady present in the show: "We do have sex, but we do not have advertisements!".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0FTbeKGPjM</ref>

However, Luidmila Ivanova have told a different story to the [[Komsomolskaya Pravda]] newspaper:

<blockquote>
Well, the TV show started, and one American lady have said: you must stop having sex with your men because of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afgan War]] - then they won't go to the war. And kept pointing at me. Then I answered her: there is no sex in the USSR, but there is love. And you also didn't stop having sex with your men during the [[Vietnam War]]. But everyone remembered only the beginning of the phrase. Am I not right? We have always considered the word "sex" almost dirty. We were always making love, not sex. That is what I meant.
</blockquote>

This created a still-popular [[catchphrase]]. In the [[Homo Sovieticus|Soviet mindset]] the word "sex" was considered dirty by many—nearly synonymous with [[pornography]].

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0106723}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121102104620/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/147909/The-Wild-East/overview ''The Wild East''], on New York Times

==References==
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Rukhaniyat Party

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The '''Rukhaniyat Party''' is a [[political party]] in [[Kazakhstan]].
At the [[legislative]] [[elections in Kazakhstan|elections]], 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats. In the 18 August 2007 [[Majilis|Assembly]] [[Kazakhstani legislative election, 2007|elections]], the party won again 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats.

The current party chairman is Altynshash K. Zhaganova.<ref>http://election.kz/portal/page?_pageid=153,75212&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL</ref>

The name ''Rukhaniyat'' means spirituality, from the root ''Rukh''. See the discussion of the etymology of the word [[Spirit#Etymology|spirit]] for a brief discussion of the Arabic origins of this word.

==References==
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Lee Kyou-hyuk

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'''Lee Kyou-hyuk''' ({{Korean|이규혁|李奎爀|Lee Gyu-hyeok}}, born 16 March 1978) is a [[South Korea]]n long track [[Speed skating|speed skater]] who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters. He was the 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 [[World Sprint Speed Skating Championships|World Sprint Speed Skating Champion]] and the [[2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Men's 500 metres|2011 World Champion for 500 m]]. He is one of four men to have won the [[World Sprint Speed Skating Championships]] four times.

His first world sprint championship, in 2007, was his first International Championships medal after a 13-year top-level career. As well as his success in the World Sprint Championships, Lee has fourteen wins in individual [[Speed Skating World Cup|World Cup]] races, a gold medal, two silver and one bronze from the [[World Single Distance Championships]] and four gold medals from the [[Asian Winter Games]] as well as numerous South Korean titles, including 10 successive National Sprint Speed Skating Championships (2001–2010). He has set two world records during his career.

==Career==

===Junior===
Lee made his debut in [[International Skating Union|ISU]] events in 1992 at age 13, when he competed at the [[World Junior Speed Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]] in [[Warsaw]]. He did not qualify for the final distance, but his [[samalog]] total ranked him as 21st of 49 competitors and the second best from South Korea. He returned the following year but again failed to qualify, though he improved two places and was the best Korean after [[Bong Ju-hyeon]] got disqualified in the 1,500 meters.

In the 1994 season, Lee was sent to the first four World Cup races of the season as warm-up to the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] at age 15. His best place came in Davos, where he was 21st of 36 on the 500 meters, but he earned no World Cup points. At the Olympics, Lee finished 36th at the 500 meters and 32nd at the 1,000 meters. At the World Junior Championships in [[Calgary]], however, Lee qualified for the final distance for the first time and finished fourth overall, 0.098 points behind the bronze medalist.

Lee also finished fourth at the Junior Championships in 1995 and 1996, losing his lead after the opening three distances to long-distance specialists [[Bob de Jong]] and [[Mark Knoll]]. Nevertheless, he was selected to represent South Korea at the 1995 [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]] all round, where he finished fourth on the 500 meters but still failed to qualify for the final distance, ending as 20th. In the 1996 championship, however, he lowered the junior world record in the 500 meters to 36.59 seconds, though [[Jeremy Wotherspoon]] bettered it by 0.01 seconds two weeks later.

His World Cup placings improved little until 1996, when he got his first top ten placing of eighth at a World Cup meet in [[Medeo]], though he still failed to place in the top 20 overall.

In his fourth international season as junior, Lee finished 21st in the World Allround after winning the 500 meters, and in eight World Cup appearances in 1997, Lee finished in the top ten three times, all on the 1,000 meters. He even made the podium 0.15 seconds behind winner [[Gerard van Velde]] at a race in [[Jeonju]]. This brought him up to 15th place overall in the 1,000 meter World Cup, though he did not skate in World Cup races in Europe or the world junior championships.

===1998 to 2001===
Over this period of his career, Lee was an out-and-out sprinter who only participated in the 500 and 1,000 meter races. Though he set a world record in the 1,500 meters, he never competed in World Cup races in that distance until 2002.

In the 1997–98 World Cup, Lee improved to 11th in the 1,000 meters and 16th in the 500 and won a World Cup race in Calgary with a world-record time of 1:10.42, his first world record. Over that weekend, the world record was cut 1.15 seconds. The record stood for a month until [[Jeremy Wotherspoon]] beat it in a domestic Canadian race. Lee missed the final two World Cup meets, before and after the [[1998 Winter Olympics|Olympics]], but after four of eight sprint events he was placed fifth in the 1,000 meters World Cup and tenth in the 500 meters World Cup. While still a world record holder, he won silver at the Asian Single Distance Championships in Obihiro, only beaten by fellow Korean [[Kim Yun-Man]]. Lee finished 12th at the World Sprint Championships in Berlin two weeks before the Olympics, and registered 8th (2 × 500) and 13th place (1,000) in his two Olympic appearances.

The following season was poor for Lee. He was relegated to the B group in the World Cup following finishes of between 25 and 38 in the opening race in [[Nagano]], and did not figure in the top eight of the B group either. At the Asian Winter Games, he won silver on the 1,000 meters, but that tournament lacked the participation of the best Japanese skaters such as [[Hiroyasu Shimizu]], [[Junichi Inoue]] and [[Yukinori Miyabe]], who all beat Lee at the World Cup in Nagano.

Lee bounced back in 2000. In the first World Cup race of the season, Lee won the B group in the first 500-meter race, and finished third in the second 0.19 seconds behind winner [[Jeremy Wotherspoon]]. His B group appearances in the 1,000 meters was also good enough for promotion, and though he got no further podium places, he finished 11th overall in the 500-meter World Cup, his best placing to date. He also qualified for the [[World Single Distance Championships]] for the first time, taking 12th place on the 1,000 meters as his best result, and went below 1:10 for the first time in a World Cup race.

The 2001 season was even more consistent. Lee finished on the podium twice in a World Cup race, in Seoul (1,000) and Calgary (500), and in 20 World Cup starts he never finished out of the top 11 (though he took 11th place five times). He finished fourth in the overall World Cup standings in the 1,000 meters and sixth in the 500 meters, his best records in the overall World Cup. In the major championships, Lee took part in the World Sprint Championships for the first time in three years, finishing ninth just over a [[samalog|samalog point]] behind [[Mike Ireland]].

In March, he rounded off the season with fourth and fifth place at the World Single Distance Championships in the [[Utah Olympic Oval]]. Times were significantly faster this season, and in March Lee registered 34.84 in the 500 meters (in Calgary and [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], which was 0.85 better than his last season's time in Calgary) and 1:08.61 in the 1,000 meters (more than a second better than last season's World Cup final effort).

A week after the World Cup final event, Lee competed in an international race in Calgary, which he won with a new world record time of 1:45.20. The record stood for almost a year until [[Derek Parra]] beat it at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in Salt Lake City.

===2002 to 2005===

Lee began the Olympic season with fifth place during a 500-meter race in the [[Utah Olympic Oval]], but also finished 19th on a 1,000 meter race that weekend. In [[Heerenveen]] in January, however, he won his first World Cup race in four years, sharing the win with [[Gerard van Velde]], whose last-pair effort was good enough to tie with Lee's time. He also won a B group race during that World Cup event, and finished third on the 1,000 meters behind two Dutchmen. A week later, Lee recorded his best placing at a World Sprint championship, though he finished sixth and further behind the winner than he had been the previous year. His best placing in an individual race was fifth on the first 500 meters.

With those results, Lee went into the Olympics, and started on three distances, 500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters. On the 500, Lee finished the first run in fifth, setting a personal best of 34.74 and finishing 0.13 seconds behind leader [[Hiroyasu Shimizu]], but could only register the 10th-best time the following day and finished in fifth place. He finished in eighth place on both the 1,000 meters and the 1,500 meters, though on the latter he was within half a second of a medal. Lee finished off the season with three top-ten placings at the World Cup finals in [[Inzell]], which secured eighth place in the overall 500 metre World Cup.

In 2003, Lee again put in consistent placings between 4 and 11 in the World Cup, except for the 100 metre event in Inzell where he finished 24th. His only showing on the 1500 metres in the World Cup ended with 1:48.78 and fourth place in Heerenveen in March; however, in [[Berlin]] a week later, he finished 24th and last on the distance during the World Single Distance Championships. In January, he had repeated last season's sixth place in the World Sprint Championships, though the distance to winner Wotherspoon grew to 1.8 points, and at the Asian Winter Games in [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]], he won gold on both the 1000 and 1500 metre event, pipping [[Hiroyasu Shimizu]] by 0.05 seconds on the 1000 metres.

2004 was another weak season for Lee. In November, he skated trial races in Calgary, and finished with times above 36 seconds on 500 metres and 1:11 on 1000 metres, well behind his personal bests. On the 500 metres he was relegated into the B group of the World Cup, despite skating better times than in the test races (around 35.8 seconds), and at the Sprint World Championships he finished 20th, though he was still the best Korean. The Single Distance Championships was slightly better, with 13th (500) and 15th place (1000), but he was well behind the leaders.

The 2005 season started in a similar vein: he finished 19th during the first 1000-metre World Cup race in Nagano, though he was 11th on the 500 metres. However, the following day, he improved by 1.8 seconds on his first 1000-metre time, and then watched seven pairs of skaters fail to beat his time, though Dutchman [[Beorn Nijenhuis]] in the last pair came within 0.01 seconds of beating it. He could not repeat the performance in the remainder of the season, with two ninth-placings in Calgary as best, and finished 15th in the overall 1000 metre World Cup. He improved to 11th in the World Sprint Championships, but during the World Single Distance Championships he failed to place in the top 20 of 24 skaters on any distance.

===2006 and beyond===

Lee took part in his fourth Olympic Games in [[Turin]], and showed strength by winning a 1000-metre test race in Calgary in 1:08.77, close to his personal best. He later lowered it during the World Cup in Salt Lake City, skating a new personal best of 1:08.16 to finish fifth, and he also came fourth in a race in Turin two months before the Games, 0.14 behind winner [[Dmitry Dorofeyev]], though in a race without world record holder [[Shani Davis]]. In January, Lee used strong 1000 metre times to finish fourth overall at the World Sprint Championships, despite 13th and 14th places on the 500 metre races, and another fourth place came at the [[2006 Winter Olympics|Turin Olympics]]. Lee skated in the penultimate pair, and had the bronze when he finished, but Dutchman [[Erben Wennemars]] finished 0.05 ahead to beat the Korean.

The [[2007 in speed skating|2007 season]], his 14th in international speed skating, became Lee's best. At the first World Cup meet of the season in [[Thialf]], Lee won the first 1000 metres and placed second and third in the 500 metre races, and led the 1000 metre World Cup after one weekend. He then won a 500-metre race in [[Sportforum Hohenschönhausen|Berlin Sportforum]], thus taking the lead in both sprint distance cups before the sprinters travelled to Asia.

In Harbin, China, Lee stretched his run of podium places in 500 and 1000 metre races to 11, and won three of the four races – both 1000 metres, in the absence of World Cup third and Olympic gold medallist [[Shani Davis]], as well as a 500-metre race tied with [[Keiichiro Nagashima]]. Lee remained in the lead in both sprint World Cups, but after fourth and sixth places in [[M-Wave]], [[Nagano]], he had to give the 500 metre lead over to Japanese skater Nagashima. Lee was runner-up in both 1000 metre races, though, and led the 1000 metre World Cup by 80 points before the six-week World Cup break.

Lee's next international meet was the [[2007 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships|2007 World Sprint Championship]] in [[Vikingskipet]], [[Hamar]], five weeks after the Nagano World Cup meet. [[NRC Handelsblad]] named him as one of the favourites along with [[Shani Davis]], [[Pekka Koskela]] and [[Erben Wennemars]].<ref>{{nl icon}} [http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article604781.ece/Koele_Finse_favoriet_danst_op_sprintnummers Koele Finse favoriet danst op sprintnummers], Maarten Scholten, NRC, retrieved 22 January 2006</ref> After the first day, Lee trailed Koskela by 0.075 points, having lost 0.31 seconds on the 500 metres. However, Lee lost less on the second day's 500 metre race, and set Koskela the challenge of repeating his time from Saturday to become World Sprint Champion. Koskela arrived 0.13 seconds too late, leaving Lee as the third South Korean world sprint champion, despite not winning a single distance. His placings were fourth, second, third and second.

Lee then travelled to Changchun for the [[2007 Winter Asian Games]], missing a coinciding [[2007 Speed Skating World Cup|World Cup]] meet in Heerenveen to fall down to fourth place in the 500 metre standings and second place in the 1000 metre standings. In Changchun he enjoyed success, however, winning the 1000 metres by half a second and the 1500 metres by 0.11 seconds as well as taking silver in the 500 metres. He thus became the most-winning male speed skater at the Games.

The return to competitive speed skating in March, for the World Cup final and the World Single Distance Championships, saw Lee's worst placings on the 500 metres in the whole season, with seventh and tenth place at the World Cup final in Calgary causing him to fall to fifth place. He did set a personal best on the 1000 metres, going under 1:08 for the first time in his career, but finished in fourth place, finishing a tenth of a second too late to beat [[Erben Wennemars]] in the overall World Cup. This placed him ninth on the distance all-time list.<ref>[http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/seas96.htm All Time best performances as of 06–07–01], by Evert Stenlund</ref> Lee, however, had three wins in the 2007 World Cup season, compared to Wennemars' one, and had a 9–1 record against Wennemars in top level meets, also including the World Sprint Championships. It should be noted, however, that [[Shani Davis]], who finished third in the World Cup standings after skipping four of nine meets, also had three wins and beat Lee in four of six races in the season.

Lee finished off the season with two appearances at the [[World Single Distance Championships]] in [[Utah Olympic Oval]]. He bettered his personal bests by nearly 0.3 seconds on the 500 metres and 0.4 on the 1000, but still missed the medal in the 500 metres by 0.01 seconds, finishing fourth after a tie with [[Tucker Fredricks]] was split on the time in the second race. Lee came back to win bronze in the 1000 metre event, again beaten by Davis as well as [[Denny Morrison]].

Lee continued to be among the top world skaters on the shorter distances in the [[2008 in speed skating|2008 season]]. In the first World Cup race of the season, at the Utah Olympic Oval, Lee skated a new personal best mark with 34.31 seconds, just 0.01 seconds behind the world record before that race, yet was beaten both by compatriot [[Lee Kang-seok]], who thus took the Korean national record, and [[Jeremy Wotherspoon]], who had returned after a 365-day absence. Lee then missed out on Sunday's 1000 metre victory by 0.04 seconds, and despite lowering his personal best to 1:07.07, he ended in third place, advancing to fourth on the all-time list and a Korean record. Fourth places on the other 500 and 1000 metre events of the weekend resulted in third place on aggregate in both World Cup classifications.

Lee picked up podium spots on the 500 m in Heerenveen and Erfurt, and had three successive third-place appearances on the 1000 m, starting with the race in Calgary. However, in Erfurt he fell on Saturday's 1000 m, and on Sunday he placed sixth, his worst finish in an international 1000 m for three seasons.

In the new year, Lee came back strongly. He became world sprint champion despite trailing Jeremy Wotherspoon by 0.365 points after the first day, by winning both distances on the final day. Lee beat Wotherspoon on the 500 m, his only win over Wotherspoon in twelve races, and then faced off with Wotherspoon in the final pair of the 1000 m, with Lee needing to win by 0.53 seconds. With one lap to go, the two were neck and neck, but Lee came from the last inner lane to win the distance by 0.72 seconds and take the overall title.

Lee only got two further podium appearances in the remainder of the season; a third place in the final meet at Heerenveen on the 500 m secured the fourth place overall, and on 1000 m he ended sixth, falling from a second spot overall before the New Year. Like the rest of the Korean squad, though, he skipped the meet in Inzell. The second podium appearance was at the World Single Distance Championships in Japan, two weeks after the World Cup finals, where he took silver on the 2 × 500 metres, half a second behind Wotherspoon.

Lee enjoyed another season near the world top in 2009, finishing on the podium in 9 of 22 international starts, and winning two 500 m races and one 1000 m race. However, he fell in the final race in the world sprint championships, ruining his chance of third successive world sprint title, and was found in fifth in the World Cup standings on both the shorter distances after missing nearly one-third of the season. At the 500 m in the World Single Distance Championship, Lee beat every race winner from earlier in the season, only to be pipped to the title by [[Lee Kang-seok]].

The Olympic 2009–10 season began with two podium appearances on the 500 m in the opening races in Berlin, and in the third World Cup meet of the season, Lee won the Saturday race on the 500 metres with a new personal best of 34.28 seconds. He also finished second on the 1000 metres, though well behind both his personal best and the winner Davis. Two more 500 m race wins in the Utah Olympic Oval, shaving another 0.02 seconds off his personal best, propelled him into second in the overall World Cup standings after 8 of 12 races. In January 2010, Lee was one of the few top skaters who entered the World Sprint Championships in [[Obihiro]], Japan. Lee won both 1000 m races and finished on the podium in the 500 m races, winning the overall title by a margin of nearly one point after four races, the largest margin of victory for eighteen years. He thus became the fourth male skater to win three world sprint titles.

However, Lee was unable to back up his good form in the four pre-Olympic years at the [[2010 Winter Olympics|Vancouver Olympics]]; 9th place on 1000 m and 15th place on 500 m meant that the veteran had his worst Olympic performance since his 1994 debut. He was one of few disappointments in a strong [[South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Korean team]], which topped the medal table in speed skating; teammate [[Mo Tae-bum]], who had skipped the Obihiro championship, won the 500 m gold.

In December 2010, Lee won his 10th consecutive National Sprint Speed Skating Championships. On January 23, 2011, he won his fourth World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, joining [[Igor Zhelezovski]] (six-time World Champion), [[Eric Heiden]] (consecutive four times) and [[Jeremy Wotherspoon]] among men to win four.

==Records==

===Personal records===
{| class=wikitable
|+Personal best speedskating results of Lee Kyou-hyuk, data from<ref>[http://www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=814&skater=2314 Lee Kyou-hyuk on SpeedSkatingNews.info]</ref>
! Distance !! Time !! Venue !! Date !! Note
|-
|| 500 m || 34.26 || [[Utah Olympic Oval]], [[Salt Lake City]] || 11 December 2009 ||
|-
|| 1000 m || 1:07.51|| Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City || 10 March 2007 || World Single Distance Championships
|-
|| 1500 m || 1:45.20 || [[Olympic Oval]], [[Calgary]] || 15 March 2001 || former world record
|-
|| 3000 m || 3:54.30 || Olympic Oval, Calgary || 27 October 2001 ||
|-
|| 5000 m || 7:07.61 || Olympic Oval, Calgary || 10 March 1996 || 1996 World Junior Championships
|-
|| 10,000 m || 15:32.67 || [[Chichibu Muse-Park]], [[Chichibu]] || 19 December 1992 || aged 14
|}
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com<ref name=Results>{{cite web|title=Lee Kyou-hyuk|url=http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=332|publisher=SpeedskatingResults.com|accessdate=29 August 2012}}</ref>

===World records===
{| class='wikitable'
|-
!Event!!Time!!Date!!Venue
|-
|[[World record progression 1000 m speed skating men|1000 m]]||1:10.42||23 November 1997||align=left|[[Olympic Oval]], [[Calgary]]
|-
|[[World record progression 1500 m speed skating men|1500 m]]||1:45.20||16 March 2001||align=left|Olympic Oval, Calgary
|}

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com<ref name=stats>
{{cite web|title=Lee Kyou-hyuk
|url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1978031601
|publisher=SpeedSkatingStats.com
|accessdate=29 August 2012}}</ref>

==Achievements overview==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Speedskating achievements of Lee Kyou-hyuk, data from<ref name=stats />
|- align=left bgcolor=#DDDDDD
!Year!![[Speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]]!![[World Single Distance Championships|Single Distance WCh]]!![[World Allround Speed Skating Championships|Allround WCh]]!![[World Sprint Speed Skating Championships|Sprint WCh]]!![[Speed Skating World Cup|World Cup]]
|-
|1994||36th 500m 32nd 1000m||||||||
|-
|1995||||||NC20||-||36th 1000m
|-
|1996||||||||||24th 500m 21st 1000m
|-
|1997||||-||NC21||-||29th 500m 15th 1000m 1 third
|-
|1998||8th 500m 13th 1000m||-||-||12th||16th 500m 11th 1000m 1 win
|-
|1999||||-||-||-||49th 500m 49th 1000m 
|-
|2000||||15th 500m 12th 1000m||-||-||11th 500m 12th 1000m 1 third
|-
|2001||||5th 500m 4th 1000m||-||9th||6th 500m 4th 1000m 1 second, 1 third
|-
|2002||5th 500m 8th 1000m 8th 1500m||||-||6th||8th 500m 12th 1000m 27th 1500m 1 win, 1 third
|-
|2003||||10th 1000m 24th 1500m||-||6th||8th 500m 14th 1000m 22nd 1500m
|-
|2004||||13th 500m 15th 1000m||-||20th||40th 500m 31st 1000m
|-
|2005||||21st 500m 22nd 1000m||-||11th||16th 500m 15th 1000m 1 win
|-
|2006||4th 1000m 17th 500m||||-||4th||17th 500m 17th 1000m 39th 1500m
|-
|2007||||{{brca}} 1000m 4th 500m||-||{{goca}} Gold||5th 500m 2nd 1000m 5 wins, 4 second, 4 third
|-
|2008||||{{sica}} 500m 6th 1000m||-||{{goca}} Gold||4th 500m 6th 1000m 1 second, 5 third
|-
|2009||||{{sica}} 500m 7th 1000m||-||Disqualification||5th 500m 5th 1000m 2 wins, 2 second, 3 third
|-
|2010||[[Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres|15th 500m]] [[Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres|9th 1000m]] ||-|| ||{{goca}} Gold ||7th 500m 10th 1000m 3 wins, 3 second, 1 third
|-
|2011||||{{goca}} 500m 4th 1000m||-||{{goca}} Gold||{{sica}} 500m {{sica}} 1000m 1 win, 5 second, 4 third
|}
:''- = did not take part''
:''NC# = not qualified for the final distance''

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{More footnotes|date=September 2009}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Lee Kyou-Hyuk}}
*[http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1978031601 Lee Kyou-hyuk at SpeedSkatingStats.com]
*[https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/kor/kyouhyuk+lee/1006296 Player profile at Yahoo Sports]
*[http://i.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2119/index.html Player profile at NBC Olympics]
*{{de icon}} [http://www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=814&skater=2314 SpeedSkatingNews.info: Athleten vorgestellt], retrieved 4 May 2010
*[http://www.sskating.com/index.php?&season=2006/2007&name=LEE&fname=Kyu-Hyeok&nat=KOR Jakub Majerski's Speed Skating Database], retrieved 17 March 2008
*{{ko icon}} {{Cyworld|id=23518201}}

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Igor Dolmatov

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{{Infobox football biography
| image =
| name = Igor Dolmatov
| fullname = Igor Nikolayevich Dolmatov
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|01|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nizhny Tagil]], [[Russian SFSR]]
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]/[[Midfielder]]
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| years1 = 1987–1988 | clubs1 = [[FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil]] | caps1 = 52 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1989 | clubs2 = [[FC MTsOP-Metallurg Verkhnyaya Pyshma]] | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1990–1991 | clubs3 = [[FC Iskra Smolensk]] | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1991 | clubs4 = [[FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil]] | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 3
| years5 = 1992 | clubs5 = [[FC Dynamo-Gazovik Tyumen]] | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1992 | clubs6 = [[FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil]] | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 2
| years7 = 1995 | clubs7 = [[FC Gornyak Kushva]] | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1995 | clubs8 = [[FC Gornyak]] | caps8 = 2 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1996 | clubs9 = FC Stroitel Novouralsk | caps9 = | goals9 =
| years10 = 1997 | clubs10 = FC Yava-Kedr Novouralsk | caps10 = | goals10 =
| years11 = 1998 | clubs11 = FC Stroitel Novouralsk | caps11 = | goals11 =
| pcupdate =
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'''Igor Nikolayevich Dolmatov''' ({{lang-ru|Игорь Николаевич Долматов}}; born 22 January 1970 in [[Nizhny Tagil]]) is a former [[Russia]]n [[association football|football]] player.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Footballfacts|url=http://footballfacts.ru/players/16692-dolmatov-igor-nikolaevich|title=Profile by footballfacts.ru|language=Russian}}</ref>

==References==
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Artur Belotserkovets

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{{Infobox football biography
| name= Artur Belotserkovets
| fullname = Artur Vladimirovich Belotserkovets
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| years4 = 1998–1999
| years5 = 2000
| years6 = 2001–2002
| years7 = 2002
| years8 = 2003
| clubs1 = [[FC Kirovets Leningrad]]
| clubs2 = [[FC Dynamo Leningrad]]
| clubs3 = [[FC Zenit St. Petersburg]]
| clubs4 = [[FC Arsenal Tula]]
| clubs5 = [[FC Metallurg Lipetsk]]
| clubs6 = [[FC Dynamo-SPb St. Petersburg]]
| clubs7 = [[FC Zhenis]]
| clubs8 = [[FC Titan Moscow]]
| caps1 = 2
| caps2 = 9
| caps3 = 191
| caps4 = 26
| caps5 = 10
| caps6 = 47
| caps7 = 5
| caps8 = 20
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 0
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'''Artur Vladimirovich Belotserkovets''' ({{lang-ru|Артур Владимирович Белоцерковец}}; born January 29, 1972) is a retired [[Russia]]n professional [[Association football|football]]er. He made his professional debut in the [[Soviet Second League]] in 1989 for [[FC Kirovets Leningrad]].<ref name=career>[http://www.klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=ln&lang=ru&id=245028084119159 Career stats by KLISF]</ref>

==References==
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Andrei Liforenko

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{{Infobox football biography
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| fullname = Andrei Vladimirovich Liforenko
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|06|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Leningrad]], [[Russian SFSR]]
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub =
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| years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = → [[FC Lokomotiv-d Saint Petersburg]] (loans) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2000 | clubs4 = [[FC Rubin Kazan]] | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2000 | clubs5 = → [[FC Rubin-2 Kazan]] (loan) | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2000 | clubs6 = [[FC Dynamo-Stroyimpuls St. Petersburg]] | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2001 | clubs7 = [[PFC CSKA Moscow]] | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2001 | clubs8 = [[FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow]] | caps8 = 6 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2002 | clubs9 = [[FC Krasnoznamensk]] | caps9 = 37 | goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2004 | clubs10 = [[FC Shakhter Karagandy]] | caps10 = 17 | goals10 = 0
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'''Andrei Vladimirovich Liforenko''' ({{lang-ru|Андрей Владимирович Лифоренко}}; born 20 June 1975 in [[Leningrad]]) is a former [[Russia]]n [[association football|football]] player.

==External links==
* [http://footballfacts.ru/players/21544-liforenko-andrej-vladimirovich Profile by footballfacts.ru]

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Aguk Shain

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'''Aguk Shain''' was an 8th-century [[Chechens|Chechen]] commander in the [[Arab-Khazar Wars]].{{dubious|Chechens in the 8th century is an extremely dubious assertion, as they are not securely attested before the 16th century|date=February 2016}}

Shain is mentioned in the book Yu Aidaeva "Chechens: Past and Present", where he is described as the head of the Chechen-auhovtsev (auharov), which was involved in the Khazar wars with the Arabs. He was, the author assumes, the second person in the Khazar army.<ref>Айдаев Ю. А. Чеченцы: история и современность. М.:" Мир дому твоему", 1996. С.193.</ref> In addition, excavations on the outskirts of the Giachalk (Khazar-Kala) village show that he had close economic ties with [[Akkins]] Khazars.

Shain led some of the [[Khazar]] troops. This confirmed the inclusion of Chechens in the [[Khazars|Khazar Khanate]], to which they were loyal.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

The 735–736 Arabic commander Nirvana managed to destroy the fortress "Hasni-Hisnumma" (Khazar-Kala) and capture the fortress auhovs "Kesh" ("Keshen" Keshne). These fortresses were inhabited by Chechens auhar (Akkins); however, he was then captured himself.<ref>Согласно книге [[Дербенд-наме]] под редакцией [[Алиханов-Аварский, Максуд|М. Алиханова-Аварского]] крепости пали именно в таком порядке.</ref>{{dubious|Marwan's 737 campaign (I assume he is meant by "Nirvana") is entirely different to anything described here|date=February 2016}}

== Literature ==
* [http://www.checheninfo.ru/3966-%C0%EA%EA%E8%ED%F6%FB:%20%E2%EE%EF%F0%EE%F1%FB%20%FD%F2%ED%EE%E3%E5%ED%E5%E7%E0.html Аккинцы: вопросы этногенеза]
* [http://www.chechen.org/index.php?newsid=202 Чеченцы-аккинцы (ауховцы) и их гражданские формирования]

== References ==
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Kazakhstani legislative election, 1994

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{{Politics of Kazakhstan}}

'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[Kazakhstan]] on 7 March 1994, alongside local elections. The [[People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity]] emerged as the largest party with 33 of the 177 seats, although 64 independents were also elected. Supporters of the President won a clear majority of seats, and around 60% of seats were won by ethnic [[Kazakhs]]. Following the elections, [[Sergey Tereshchenko]] was reappointed Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 73.5%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p420 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref>

==Background==
The elections were the first to the Supreme Kenges created by the [[Constitution of Kazakhstan|1993 constitution]]; [[Kazakhstan Supreme Soviet election, 1990|elections]] for the former 360-seat [[Supreme Soviet]] had last taken place in March 1990, prior to independence in December 1991. The outgoing Supreme Soviet dissolved itself on 13 December 1993, five days after having set the election date.

==Campaign==
The President's People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity was challenged by several newly formed groups, especially the [[People's Congress of Kazakhstan]]. After a screening process, 754 candidates were approved to contest the 135 directly-elected seats. There were also 65 candidates for the 42 "state list" seats.

The campaign lasted two-months and was focussed on the economy; Nazarbayev committed to the free-market system and continuing reforms, particularly in the banking and tax spheres, in order to attract foreign investment.<ref name=IPU/>

==Conduct==
The elections were monitored by foreign observers, including the [[Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe|CSCE]]. The CSCE report called into question whether the elections had been free and fair.<ref name=IPU>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2165_94.htm Elections held in 1994] IPU</ref>

==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
|-
|align=left|[[People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity]]|| || ||33||New
|-
|align=left|[[Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||11||New
|-
|align=left|[[People's Congress of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||9||New
|-
|align=left|[[Socialist Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||8||New
|-
|align=left|[[Peasants Union of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||4||New
|-
|align=left|[[Social Movement "Harmony"]]|| || ||4||New
|-
|align=left|[[Democratic Committee of Human Rights]]|| || ||1||New
|-
|align=left|[[Union of Kazakhstan's Youth]]|| || ||1||New
|-
|align=left|Independents|| || ||64||+46
|-
|align=left|State list|| || ||42||New
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||12,593||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''7,030,050'''||'''100'''||'''177'''||'''–183'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||9,561,534||73.5||–||–
|-
|align=left colspan=5|Source: Nohlen et al.
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2165_94.htm Inter-Parliamentary Union Report on 1994 Kazakhstan Elections]
*[http://www.parlam.kz/Information.aspx?doc=5&lan=en-US Parliament of Republic of Kazakhstan]
*[http://election.kz/pls/portal/url/page/election_eng Central Election Commission]

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Tristar (band)

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{{Infobox musical artist
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|origin = Almaty, Kazakhstan
|genre = Pop, rap
|years_active = 1998–2002
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'''Tristar''' was a local pop-rap band in [[Almaty, Kazakhstan]] formed in 1998.

Band members: Inga Ruff, Sergei "Dr. Fox" Chik, Alina Mandrykina (replaced by Yulia Romanova in 2000, who was replaced by Elena Murushidi in 2001).

Ruff and Mandrykina worked together at the Almaty-based 'Channel 31' and a radio station with the same name, and had access to station resources. Ruff's husband, Chik, and the women recorded three songs at a [[home studio]], made a music video and had the video and songs played on Channel 31. Their first performance sold out at one of the biggest dance clubs in Almaty where they sang five songs in the summer of 1998.<ref>[http://silver-hummer.livejournal.com/tag/Тристар]</ref>

Dr. Fox said the group came up with its name after seeing a Korean electronic grill that happened to be at the right place at the right time. The group's first single "Uhodi" ("Go Away") appeared on the radio first, then the video was made. It received criticism and kudos. "Odna" ("Alone"), the second single, became a hit right away.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://city-almaty.narod.ru/music/3star.htm Онпрюк Almatykz, Мюьх Гбегдш *Tristar*]</ref>

It was hard to record an album, play concerts and work at the radio station. Ruff and Mandrykina left Channel 31. In January 1999, the band started filming a video for another song "Angel," which made its way to [[MTV Russia]]. On March 8, 1999, Tristar released their first album, ''Igra''. The first 10,000 copies sold out in a week in Almaty.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

By fall of 1999, there were conflicts between the band its producers. Ruff started working for Russian Radio [[Kazakhstan]], which started a new period in Tristar's development. They filmed a video for a new song "Doroga" ("Road"), a ballad, which not all stations accepted to transmit. The band still toured at sold-out venues. Meanwhile, Mandrykina's left the group. Yulia Romanova, who had been a group's [[choreographer]], took Mandrykina's place as a new member. In April 2000, Tristar came back on stage with their new member.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

==Discography==

* ''Igra'' (''Game'') - 1999
* ''Svet dalekoi Anglii'' (''The Light of Golden Sovereign'') - 2000
* ''Tretii'' (''The Third'') - 2002.

== References ==

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KAZsport

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name= KAZsport|
launch = 1 July 2013 |
logofile = KazSport Tv Logo.png|
logosize = 220px|
owner = [[Kazakhstan Radio and Television Corporation|Kazakhstan TV and Radio Corporation]]|
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'''«KAZsport»''' is the first [[Kazakhstan]]i national sports TV channel.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aib.org.uk/kazsport-tv-channel-launched/ | title="KAZsport" channel launched|publisher=[[Association for International Broadcasting]] |date=1 July 2013|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref> It is launched on 1 July 2013 and based in [[Astana]], Kazakhstan. Sports broadcasts on KazSport TV, including broadcasts of Kazakhstani championships and live broadcasts of major international sporting events, will account for 70% of programming. The commentators are well-known Kazakh sports journalists, commenting in Kazakh and Russian. There are also news, own productions and sports documentaries in the programme schedule.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://kazsporttv.kz/ Official website]

[[Category:Sports television networks]]
[[Category:Television in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2013]]

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Semirechensk pig

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The '''Semirechensk''' ({{lang-ru|'''Ceмиpeчeнcкaя'''}}, '''Semirechenskaya''') is a general purpose pig breed from [[Kazakhstan]].

==External links==
* http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/ah759e/AH759E10.htm
* http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=d4538508376ecb0ec4459709264402d5,reportsreport8a_50010081

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[[Category:Animal breeds originating in the Soviet Union]]

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Kemerovo pig

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The '''Kemerovo''' ({{lang-ru|'''Keмepoвcкaя'''}}, '''Kemerovskaya''') is a general-purpose pig breed from [[Russia]].

==External links==
* http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/ah759e/AH759E10.htm

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Azat party

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'''Azat''' ({{lang-en|'''Freedom'''}}) is a [[political party]] in [[Kazakhstan]] that is led by Chairman [[Toleubek Karamendin]]. It was one of the most active of the political movements during the struggle for Kazakhstan's independence. However, once this was achieved, however its membership reduced considerably with some going to the Azamat movement and others to the Republican party.

A new law on political parties which came into force on 19 July 2002 required existing political parties to undergo state re-registration within the subsequent six months. Perhaps as a result of this, the Republican Party, the Azamat (''Citizen'') party and the People's Congress of Kazakhstan united into the United Democratic Party.

<blockquote>
The most powerful Kazakh organization is the citizens movement "Azat" (Freedom). Azat was the most active of all political movements during the struggle for Kazakhstan's independence; after the achievements of this the number of Azat members shrunk considerably. Today it is divided into the Azat movement (united with Zeltoksun) and the Republican party of Kazakhstan. The latter is more loyal to Nazarbaev's regime, while the former accuses the regime of conducting "anti-Kazakh" policies. However, these parties are poorly organized, do not have their views represented in solid periodicals on a regular basis and do not enjoy support of either the state or businessmen.</blockquote>
Jarig Bakker, 11 December 1998 <ref>http://www.1uptravel.com/flag/flags/kz-azat.html</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Political parties in Kazakhstan]]

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Aqsaqal

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[[Image:Khinalugian Suleyman 2007.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An ''aqsaqal'' from [[Khinalug]]]]

[[Image:The Aksakal in front of his Yoort.jpg|thumb|Aksakal in 1909.]]

'''Aqsaqal''' (also [[transliteration|transliterated]] ''aksakal'', in [[Turkic languages]], literally meaning "white beard") metaphorically refers to the male elders, the old and wise of the community in parts of [[Central Asia]] and [[Caucasus]]. Traditionally an aqsaqal was the leader of a village or [[aul]] until the Soviet times.<ref>[http://www.bookrags.com/research/kishlak-ema-03/ "Kishlak"], ''Encyclopedia of Central Asia''</ref> Acting as advisors or judges, these elders have or had a role in politics and the justice system in countries and tribes. For instance, there are ''aksakals'' courts in [[Kyrgyzstan]]. In [[Uzbekistan]], which has traditionally been a more urban society (the Uzbeks being ''sarts'' or town-dwellers, as opposed to nomadic Turks), cities are divided up into ''mahallas''. Each ''mahalla'' has an ''aqsaqal'' who acts as the district leader.

==Redevelopment of the ''aqsaqal'' courts in Kyrgyzstan==
In 1995, then-[[President of Kyrgyzstan]] [[Askar Akayev]] announced a decree to revitalize the ''aqsaqal'' courts. The courts would have jurisdiction over property, torts and family law.<ref name="JBeyer">Judith Beyer, Kyrgyz Aksakal Courts: Pluralistic Accounts of History, 53 J. OF L. PLURALISM 144 (2006)</ref> The ''aqsaqal'' courts were eventually included under Article 92 of the Kyrgyz constitution. As of 2006, there were approximately 1,000 ''aqsaqal'' courts throughout Kyrgyzstan, including in the capital of [[Bishkek]].<ref name="JBeyer" /> Akaev linked the development of these courts to the rekindling of Kyrgyz national identity. In a 2005 speech, he connected the courts back to the country's nomadic past and extolled how the courts expressed the Kyrgyz ability of self-governance.<ref>Former President Akaev, quoted in Beyer, ''Kyrgyz Aksakal Courts''</ref>

==See also==
*[[Customary law]]

==References==
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[[Category:Uzbekistani culture]]
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