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Many homes that Turkmenistan’s leader demolished as part of a beautification campaign have not been replaced.

Across Armenia, libraries often operate without light, heat, functioning toilets or even modern books.

Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky’s first trip to Central Asia in 1907 was a bust – except for the photographs he made.

The audience was enthusiastic about the unusual pairing.

The first woman to lead a Central Asian country discussed China, her successors’ rivalry, and regrets from her time in office.

Villagers would rather risk landslides than gamble on the government’s offer to relocate.

Baku is known for its glitzy, government-controlled development. But the city’s creative class is making a scruffy central neighborhood its own.

Poor urban planning has exacerbated the smog from coal stoves and car exhaust.

Locals need the jobs; environmentalists and transparency activists are aghast.

Tales of an authentic society living at the edge of time fail to account for higher living standards in the Soviet heyday.

Conservationists are releasing four golden eagles into the wild this fall as part of a program to preserve birds of prey in Kazakhstan.

Overgrazing and climate change are hurting a unique ecosystem in southern Kyrgyzstan.

Tajikistan once had a wine industry of some repute.

As the partying carried on into the night, locals’ wariness faded and they joined in the fun.

The Arsanaliev family travels to the same summer pasture every year.

The Maqom Art International Forum was a Disneyland of Uzbek culture with something for everyone.

The holiday is among the most important in the Islamic calendar. Many Muscovites look askance at the celebrations

With its population in decline, Kamchatka needs workers

The trade is one of the strongest links between Istanbul and the former Soviet world.

Before the herders could set to rounding up the animals, a panicked crowd rushed across the plain, up and over a nearby hill.

When Uzbekistan reopened its border with Kyrgyzstan, trade boomed. So much so that Tashkent has reined it in.

When the Russian national anthem was played before the game, people sang along with the words of the Soviet hymn.

As the sun set on Ramadan and thousands of Muslims gathered to pray in Moscow, the World Cup opened across town.

Hostility follows many Russian-speaking LGBT asylum seekers to New York.

"With this victory, we paid our deepest respects to the victims of the Armenian genocide," said protest leader Nikol Pashinyan.