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Western influence grows in Alma Ata amid Kazakh shift
Alma Ata, U S R, 1950s report notes Kazakh traditions persist as Western music and instruments appear in concert. Moscow-backed settlement policy changes native life. Russians dominate political power, while intermarriage rises. border tensions with China remain high and flight disruptions cost airlines millions.
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Alma Ata
U.S.R. Lap
East Germany
Tien Shan Mountains
Heaven
Kazakhstan
Volga
China
Moscow
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Communist Party