Topic: Kazakhstan Cabinet at the Fall of the USSR
On December 12, 1991, Russia left the USSR, and only one country was left standing in what was once the largest transnational union of soviet socialist republics. Kazakhstan, the 9th largest country in the world by landmass, was all that remained of the USSR for a grand total of four days. In those four days, there was a lot to resolve and understand, as the country’s politics and allegiances shifted rapidly. Who gets to keep the nuclear weapons? Who keeps the Olympic medals? Who gets the grain reserves? The country’s inception of the state had always been closely tied to Russia, so is the natural path forward to stick by then, or is the time right to forge a new (eastern or western) path forward. As a member of the Kazakh SSR cabinet, you must decide how the country should move on from this stage, and make sure it reaches the most prosperous time in its history yet.
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Katerina Anikeev, Director
Katya is an honors senior studying Political Science and Applied Data Analysis. This is their 4rd UCMUN, having served as a director for The Crisis in Sudan, JCC 1 (Fall of the Berlin wall) in 2024 and Ad Hoc AD in 2023. They have been doing MUN since sixth grade and are so excited to see what this conference will bring. Outside of MUN, Katya is an undergraduate researcher for UCONN and The Climate Campus Network, and interned for Congressman Joe Courtney spring 2025. Katya is also a part of Honors for Diversity, Bridge USA, and Geography club at UConn. In their free time, Katya likes to read, write, draw, and make fancy espresso drinks. If you have any questions, feel free to email them Katerina.Anikeev@uconn.edu