Searching for tradition in Kazakhstan’s postmodern capital
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In the 1920s and 30s, Soviet architects created a range of stunning, modernist workers’ clubs, designed as centres of relaxation and education for revolutionary citizens. Now those that survive stand as a memento of a utopia abandoned
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