At the end of 1950-s hundredrs of people arrived to Kazakhstan for the construction of Temirtau city (Kazakhstan’s Magnitka) by the decision of Komsomol. They were settled in tents situated in the Eastern part of the city. People were discontented by systematic drinking water and food interruptions, absence of accomodation and poor conditions of employment. The last straw was arrival of the group of constructors from the People’s Republic of Bulgaria who were provided with appropriate conditions without delay. Leader of the construction explained that foreign guests could not be settled in tents. On August 1, 1959 soviet workers came to the breakfast and were asked to wait till Bulgarians would winish. This caused disturbance wave. People refused to work and start smashing up outskirts.
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