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Kyrgyz horses

Kyrgyzstan allowing indigenous horses to die out, breeders complain

Kyrgyzstan’s indigenous horses, adapted to the country’s high-mountain terrain, are at risk of extinction.
Aigerim Turgunbaeva Apr 20, 2023
Georgians traditionally share paschal sweetbread with their deceased loved ones the day after Easter (Giorgi Lomsadze)

Georgia's annual dinner with the dead

Once a year Georgians hit the cemeteries to break bread with the dearly departed.
Giorgi Lomsadze Apr 19, 2023
wedding

A decent man: Living through stagnation, war and peace in Georgia

Our chief Caucasus correspondent reflects on the life and radically changing times of his father, who passed away last month.
Giorgi Lomsadze Feb 17, 2023
Alikeyev

The folk performer who embodied the spiritual code of Kyrgyz art dies, 53

The surviving popularity of the komuz as a living instrument, rather than a museum artifact, and the flourishing tradition of Kyrgyz folk music is in no small way thanks to Malik Alikeyev, who died on January 17.
Nurbek Bekmurzaev Jan 23, 2023
Kikabidze as Mimino

Georgia and ex-USSR say goodbye to “Mimino”

Vakhtang (Buba) Kikabidze, a Georgian singer and actor universally loved across the former Soviet Union, has died at the age of 84, drawing the curtain on an era.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 18, 2023
Altynai Botoyarova

Kyrgyzstan's Miss Universe contestant pressured into apology for highlighting gender-based violence

Botoyarova wore a cape during the swimsuit category that bore the stylized image of a woman being subjected to abuse.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jan 17, 2023
Red Roof Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan: The exiled Russians offering a Red Roof haven

Part of the mission is to ensure that Russians engage constructively with people in their new home.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Nov 18, 2022
Agara

Saving Georgia’s wooden mosques

The unique Islamic structures stand on the fringes of Georgian culture.
Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 15, 2022
Volunteers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine participate in the harvest (photos by Giorgi Lomsadze)

Georgia’s most heavily guarded wine

The legendary semi-sweet Khvanchkara is an international brand – and used to be an easy target for counterfeiters. Now the police are stepping in.
Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 27, 2022
women making dolls

Kyrgyzstan: The celebrity dolls of Karakol keeping women in work

The figures can be found in major American retailers, like Whole Foods.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Sep 2, 2022
Rahmatbekova and Tabibi

Friday Night Fever: Salsa defies sedate Tajik capital

Dushanbe’s Latin dancers find meaning in something new.
Thijs Broekkamp Aug 26, 2022
Canceled in Georgia (Taming the Garden/Mira Film)

The taming of Georgian culture: Film triumphs vex government

Georgian cinema has been enjoying a renaissance, becoming a darling of the international independent film world. But it’s also running into political problems at home.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jun 9, 2022
Burhanuddin Rabbani

Afghanistan: The Taliban’s first fall and an opening for Tajik journalists

Journalists from Tajikistan played vital roles for many foreign news agencies.
Text by a Tajik journalist, Photos by Parviz Amirjonov May 20, 2022
cooking plov

Kyrgyzstan: Community, deprivation, passion and joy in the holy month of Ramadan

A look back at how Osh celebrated the Islamic holy month, which ended with 13,000 men praying on the city's main square this morning.
Danil Usmanov May 2, 2022
Dadivank

Azerbaijan walks back plans to erase Armenian traces from churches

The Ministry of Culture issued a new statement responding to international criticism of an earlier announcement that it intended to “remove” Armenian “forgeries” from churches on its territory.
Heydar Isayev, Ani Mejlumyan Feb 8, 2022

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