Is Kazakhstan Chinese or Russian?

The Russians began advancing into the Kazakh steppe in the 18th century, and by the mid-19th century, they nominally ruled all of Kazakhstan as part of the Russian Empire .Kazakhstan.Republic of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Республикасы (Kazakh) Qazaqstan RespublikasyCo-officialRussianOfficial scriptsCyrillic Latin54 more rows

Is Russian widely spoken in Kazakhstan?

Kazakh and Russian are both widely spoken in Kazakhstan, with Russian more common in cities and in the north, where ethnic Russians are a majority in some regions.