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Russian Orthodox church built in 1909. It was used as stables for Soviet cavalry horses but reopened as a church in 1980. Main entrance is west side from Baytursnov, but there's also a little gate from the park just south.
St. Nicholas Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral of the Astana and Almaty diocese in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Huge collection spanning Oriental, Russian and Kazakh arts, the Stakhanovite scenes from Stalin's era are fascinating. Abilkhan Kasteev (1904-1973) was a prolific and highly decorated artist.
Dinmukhamed Kunaev (1912-1993) was First Secretary of the Kazakh Communist Party 1964-1983, then fell from grace after the death of Brezhnev. This is his apartment.
Mukhtar Auezov (1897-1961) was a distinguished Soviet-Kazakh playwright and novelist; he lived here for his last ten years. Atmospheric, but you'll need decent Russian to glean much. He's also commemorated further down the boulevard by the Auezov Theatre.
Nurgisa Tlendiev (1925-1998) was a composer who lived here in his later years.
A small museum housing mammoths, dinosaurs and similar.
Displays of Kazakh history, from prehistoric times through the Mongol periods to the present. Guided tours in English and other languages are available if you call ahead, and the Hall of Anthropology (1000 tenge extra) can only be seen this way.