Al_bina
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I think there is a difference between according something an "Importance" in one's life and "do govern a life".
I have to confess I'm really curious about how life is in Kazachstan at the moment, as we do have a lot of Russian-Germans from Kazachstan here and none as yet reported about a rather "Ancien Régime" kind of lifestyle there - which is the image you bring here.
Okay, there are different kind of people anywhere but still...
What kind of image do I bring here? I have not quite understood what you have meant. My opinion is an assumption about the lifestyle in the UK. However, I strongly believe that the English tend to be very conservative.
As for lifestyle in the modern Kazakhstan, it is a rather complicated mélange of traditions, the so-called Soviet past, and modern developments. Kazakhs are quite reasonable, when it comes to observing certain traditions. People from cities do not strictly adhere to traditions, whereas people from smaller towns pay more attention to traditions. There is no "Ancien Régime" kind of lifestyle (Jo of Palatine, 2007), but the personal lives of the first families are not a subject of discussion in the local media. You may call it a lack of democracy. A certain degreee of importance is assigned to protocols and subordination. As you probably know, Asians do their best in saving the face and maintaining impeccable reputations.
You can ask Russian-Germans from Kazakhstan as they may do a better job at describing the lifestyle.
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