Recently there has been some interesting opinions coming out of Nazarbayev's native village. According to local legend, and glossy magazine gossip, Nazarbayev's grandmother had a prophetic dream when Nursultan was just a little Kazaczek.In the dream Nursultan was riding a white horse through the clouds, this inspired his grandmother to wake up the next morning and make a sacrifice to Allah. She asked God to make her grandson "wise and spiritually rich to serve his people". Through the power of propaganda and historical fabrication the Nazarbayev camp has been successful in creating local legends to justify his ruling. Today there is a museum dedicated to him, there is a very complex family tree that has been created linking him to many other great figures in history, and 'Life and Deeds of the First President' is required reading at all schools in Kazakhstan. There is one thing to admire and recognize one person's achievements, but it is another to be placed on the same level as a Pope. Nazarbayev has been successful in courting world leaders, bringing his country to optimal economic standards, and one could even say a diamond in the rough of the post-soviet republics. Now is the time to address social conditions, social progress, and the needs of the people. Islamic banks are moving in and industries are flourishing, the future looks hazy but promising. If anything, Nursultan will win this election not by the power of intelligent voting, but by the power of the simple masses and their masters.