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Affluent young Kazakhs celebrate at a high school graduation party in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2019 (photo: John Smock)
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Affluent young Kazakhs celebrate at a high school graduation party in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2019 (photo: John Smock)