A new documentary on a Soviet soccer star also tells the story of Central Asia’s ethnic Korean community, which was deported en masse to the region by Stalin.
This latest addition to the rich constellation of animated superheroes marks a fresh attempt by Kazakh artists to offer heroic antics with a local twist.
Today celebrated for blending classical music with Turkish folk tunes, Anjelika Akbar’s education was strictly Soviet, intolerant to non-classical styles.
