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Zholdosh's Letter

Everyday money in Irad, explained over tea

Welcome back, readers abroad

Since the end of June the letter can be opened from abroad again. A short hello to the ones who had to read it by e-mail or not at all.

Zholdosh A. · 12 Jul 2026 · Issue 222 min read
For almost three years a part of my readers could not open this page. Cousins in Russia, a nephew in Germany, a woman in Ohio who wrote me about sugar. Some of you read the letter by e-mail in those years, forwarded by a brother, or copied into another message. Thank you. It was not the same as reading it here, where the comments are.

If you are new: this is a letter about everyday money in Irad. I write in Talas, I explain what I see in the bazaar, at the transfer office, on the phone. I don't sell anything. There are 2,140 of us. It is a bit more than a family and a bit less than a village.

Write in the comments, if the comments are open to you. If they are not, write to me by e-mail, as before, and I will quote you.

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A letter most weeks, sent by e-mail to subscribers. Long ones once a month. 2,140 readers.