Difference between revisions of "Agashka (Kazakhstan)"

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''Agashka'', in the usage we observe today, came into common use in the 1990s. While the term is not recorded in dictionaries of the Russian or Kazakh languages, analysts and journalists in Kazakhstan have made some attempts to describe the phenomenon of ''agashka'' (sometimes suffixes are added to specify reference to the general phenomenon: ''agashkizm'', ''agashizm'', or ''agashestvo''). While precise definitions of ''agashka'' somewhat vary among observers, there is agreement that it is an informal status. A typical ''agashka'' is a government official with a loyal following of subordinates (whom he helped to get employed), enjoying the use of a high-class official car for private purposes. However, the source of an ''agashka's'' influence is not based on his office ''per se'' but rather ''his personal relationships with those in power'', from high-ranking officials in the central government to heads of local administration. Although most ''agashki'' hold or have held an official position in the state or an organisation connected to it, their ability to exert influence does not necessarily correspond to the level or sphere of the official post.

''Agashka'', in the usage we observe today, came into common use in the 1990s. While the term is not recorded in dictionaries of the Russian or Kazakh languages, analysts and journalists in Kazakhstan have made some attempts to describe the phenomenon of ''agashka'' (sometimes suffixes are added to specify reference to the general phenomenon: ''agashkizm'', ''agashizm'', or ''agashestvo''). While precise definitions of ''agashka'' somewhat vary among observers, there is agreement that it is an informal status. A typical ''agashka'' is a government official with a loyal following of subordinates (whom he helped to get employed), enjoying the use of a high-class official car for private purposes. However, the source of an ''agashka's'' influence is not based on his office ''per se'' but rather ''his personal relationships with those in power'', from high-ranking officials in the central government to heads of local administration. Although most ''agashki'' hold or have held an official position in the state or an organisation connected to it, their ability to exert influence does not necessarily correspond to the level or sphere of the official post.