Kazakh as an Unwritten Language: The Case of Astrakhan Oblast
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An ethnically diverse region that abuts the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia, Astrakhan Oblast is home to the country’s largest Kazakh community. Almost 150,000 people, or 18 percent of the…