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title: 'Doshirak and Politics on the Night Train'
date: '2023-09-02 15:47'
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transport_mode: train
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lat: '43.2220'
lng: '76.8512'
location_city: 'Almaty'
location_country: 'Kazakhstan'
weather_temp_c: '25'
weather_desc: 'sunny'
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Last night I took a 15 hour train ride from Astana to Almaty. A modern train with a bar and self prepared Doshirak noodles.
In very broken Russian I discussed politics and history with my roommate Tas, an oilplant operator going to visit his son during his holidays. In the bar I met Daryn, who showed me the magic trick of "antipolizei", a breathmint that will make your alcohol breath smell vanish.