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Reports from May 18-24 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

Eurasianet is updating this page daily with the latest news and data on how the pandemic is upending life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

Interest is waning in the state’s distance-education offerings, which have struggled to reach poor, rural students.

This newest escalation of the history wars threatens to drag the Caucasus into the larger post-Soviet struggle over the memory of World War II that has poisoned ties between Russia and many of its neighbors.

A red director prepares the ground for crony capitalism. Part 2 in a series.

The sudden smash-and-grab for foreign currency confirms that Turkmenistan is feeling the pinch from the collapse in demand for its natural gas.

Newly restored freedoms in the three countries have not come without problems and worries.

Reports from May 11-17 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

Developments since the tragedy are prompting questions about the extent to which the Mirziyoyev government welcomes real scrutiny.

The roots of today’s revival are found in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, when circles of nonconformist creative youth emerged in cities like Kyiv and Lviv.