In Nur-Sultan, glitzy shopping malls and swanky hotels mirror Kazakhstan's vast natural resources. In the outskirts, villages with no running water and basic services tell a different story of poverty and inequality.
It’s hard to protect yourself from the virus without proper facilities.
Many villages have become border settlements, with no buffer zone.
Amid the festivities, issues of integration and representation remain.
Hundreds of former residents have returned to live amongst the devastation.
New project develops skills of aspiring female artists.
Families willing to go to great lengths to ensure children get a specialised education.
Awards handed out at event attended by prominent revolutionary figures, intellectuals and NGO workers.
Many participants given little choice but to take part in mass celebrations.
Looking back at images of life in the quarter-century since independence.
