A scarecrow woman is set on fire in the city of Kostanay in northern Kazakhstan, at a celebration of Maslenitsa, a Russian festival marking the start of Lent and heralding the coming of spring.
Joanna Lillis is a freelance writer who specializes in Central Asia.
Joanna Lillis is a journalist based in Almaty and author of Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan.
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