Filed under: Kazakhstan
People in Almaty will have noticed the huge PR-campaign of a new youth movement called ‘Kaisar’. Its yellow posters are everywhere, and you see people sticking new ones every day. Their website is also up and running, though unfortunately in Russian and Kazakh only.
The Almaty Herald had an interesting story about them in its last issue, but unfortunately, the website is offline. I’ll post an excert here, soon. My host Aidar tells me that they seem to be fairly pro-government, but not simply of the marionette kind. They strive to unite the Kazakhstani youth regardless of their education and origins. Hence, it is explicitely no sole student organisation.
Many people here hold the view that Kaisar is just another try of the government to prevent any colour-like scenarios for Kazakhstan. Viewing the Kyrgyz organisation KelKel with suspicion, the foundation of Kaisar is seen as a preemptive strike against any such endeavours in Kazakhstan.
Their funding seems to be significant, as they must have spent thousands of dollars for their promotional material. Funding remains an interesting question in relation to youth organisations. While KelKel has survived the first months of its activities and even the revolution without any major private donation, Yox Azerbaijan has issued a pledge for donations on their website amid the heated pre-election phase.
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WHAT IS THE MOVEMENT ABOUT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW MORE ABOUT IT. AS MY FRIENDS WERE TEASING ME WITH THE SAME NAME. BUT TODAY I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT THIS MOVEMENT.
Comment by KAISAR 01.10.06 @ 8:32 pmLeave a comment
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