Exploring The Nazarbayev Tsentr In Astana

First presidents gotta have their own educational center. Some artifacts from the past, a bit of a boasting bio, exhibits that look toward a bright future. Nursultan Nazarbayev was the first president of Independent Kazakhstan, serving from 1991 until 2019. Nice run.

As fitting with the rest of the architecture around town, a modern, striking building for the Tsentr.

Signing things is good to show. On the left, various Soviet-era ID cards in their iconic red billfolds. If you don't have the actual hand for signing, an acrylic one will work well.

Big stuff. A giant, 3D seal of the country, massive globe and a model of one of Kazakhstan's main symbols, "The Golden Man."

If you're a world leader, don't hide it! A wall of photographs that depict Nazarbayev shaking hands with other world leaders. Takes one to know one. Getting to know you through a gift, a plate from the White House, of the White House. Makes it easy to know where to send the Thank You card.

A leader needs a statue, preferably bronze, walking and slightly ahead of the past and your people.