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Kazakhstan's Republic Square: Before and After

io9.com — You won't be able to distinguish between the shiny, soaring spires of Kazakhstan and those of New York City for very much longer. Soviet-style architecture is being replaced by ultra-postmodern buildings there every day.

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  • pistonhonda, on 11/06/2008, -0/+78Kazakhstan greatest country in the world.
    All other countries are run by little girls.
    Kazakhstan number one exporter of potassium.
    Other countries have inferior potassium.

    Kazakhstan home of Tinshein swimming pool.
    It’s length thirty meter and width six meter.
    Filtration system a marvel to behold.
    It remove 80 percent of human solid waste.

    Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
    From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.
    Kazakhstan friend of all except Uzbekistan.
    They very nosey people with bone in their brain.

    Kazakhstan industry best in the world.
    We invented toffee and trouser belt.
    Kazakhstan’s prostitutes cleanest in the region.
    Except of course Turkmenistan’s

    Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
    From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.
    Come grasp the might phenis of our leader.
    From junction with the testes to tip of its face!
  • jboitnott, on 11/07/2008, -0/+29Well, of course, all that money they are making off potassium has to spent on something.
  • seanduggit, on 11/06/2008, -1/+26I bet Borat will get one of those offices.
  • Mutiny32, on 11/07/2008, -2/+26Very niiiice.
  • jgaspar, on 11/07/2008, -0/+23Wa Wa Wee Wa!
  • Daamien, on 11/07/2008, -0/+17Do not fear me gypsy, all I want is your tears. You have many treasures gypsy, who did you rob them from?
  • acegi, on 11/07/2008, -1/+17i came here expecting random borat quotes.

    and i'm not disappointed
  • InfinitySnatch, on 11/07/2008, -1/+16potassium
  • cheapotheclown, on 11/07/2008, -0/+13Great success!
  • noncombatant2, on 11/06/2008, -0/+12I'm sure it's part of a larger plan to revive the economy and help people. Yep.
  • Donotsurf, on 11/07/2008, -0/+9High Five!
  • leif77, on 11/07/2008, -0/+8Ultra-postmodern... proves it was a mistake to call any art or architecture 'modern'... no matter the time frame...
  • inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+8How much?
  • ghidorahnotweak, on 11/06/2008, -2/+7Bizarre.
  • username7410, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5Nawt!
  • triferlinks, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5cuz of Borat?
  • inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5whats next? Super-Ultra-postmodern?
  • JM0ney, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5I like it, I like sex!
  • biogears, on 11/07/2008, -1/+6I think that bottom one is photoshopped



    :)
  • mastercosby, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4I Liiike.
  • bperin, on 11/07/2008, -1/+5YEKSHAMESH!
  • dengzhi, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4that's nice but nothing has changed yet, it should be before and before.
  • doublefelix, on 11/07/2008, -0/+3I can't even tell what the ***** that is.
  • SirLoinofBeef, on 11/07/2008, -0/+3I liiiiiiike.
  • inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+3but i liked the grey square buildings!
  • CommanderEFG, on 11/07/2008, -4/+7Oh god, here come the Borat quotes....
  • stonebear, on 11/07/2008, -1/+4Make benefit glorious nation of kazakhstan.
  • burhaan, on 11/07/2008, -0/+3and 'clean' prostitution
  • mitikomon, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2from wikipedia:
    "The country has enjoyed significant economic growth since 2000, partly due to its large oil, gas, and mineral reserves."
  • 0260, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2Coal mining still pays the bills
  • inactive, on 11/07/2008, -3/+5[Insert Borat quote here]
  • AaronCSU, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2The Borat quotes are funny but I guarantee you one of the reasons they're doing this is to put forth a new, modern image after Borat portrayed them to the world as backwards and poor.
  • abajaj2280, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1I SPY BORAT.
  • aenima987, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1[borat quote]
  • usedopelosehope, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1We need somewhere to park our black asses for the night
  • SirBrittanicus, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1NOT!
  • cyberpunk, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1I like the before one better, actually
  • Kovalchuk71, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Glorious
  • Mutiny32, on 11/07/2008, -1/+2But seriously, how are they going to finance that?
  • vizerei, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1If you read the caption it says it's just an architectural rendering....so yes, in essence, you are correct.
  • INTERNETMASTER, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1dp
  • DrLeePhD, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1They invented toffe!
  • phrenzy, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1I guess he "make benefit".
  • triferlinks, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Thats where theyre gonna take em to jail...and finish them.
  • satterfield, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Hasn't been built yet. Should read Before & Maybe Will Happen
  • Someb0dy, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Seems like a Rolls Royce badge on a Datsun.

    Don't the have more important things to spend money on?
  • inactive, on 11/07/2008, -1/+1Kinda sad. I actually enjoy a lot of the old Soviet architecture. Still, pretty cool looking new plans there.
  • dracken, on 11/07/2008, -1/+1very nice !
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