Freemasonry in Kazakhstan: Mapping a Eurasian Legacy

The “Eurasian” nature of Kazakhstan, a country with a history linked to both the East and the West, is a common trope in academic, journalistic, and philosophical circles.

Rather than focusing on the “nature” of the country and its history, it could be worth looking instead at some of the most interesting contaminations which illustrate this East-West connection. This is the case of Freemasonry in Kazakhstan.

Whether you consider Kazakhstan as part of Soviet Central Asia (along with its closest neighbours...