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Search | 27 Articles

Hero of the People

Perspectives | Turkmenistan forgets Memory Day

As the government rewrites history to avoid mentioning a Russian atrocity, Turkmen are taking their reminiscences online.
Oguljamal Yazliyeva Jan 12, 2023
Niyazov dancing

Memoir | Diplomacy in Ashgabat in the 1990s

The former U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan discusses lessons learned and missed opportunities in the early years of independence.
Michael Cotter Feb 11, 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
Dadivank

Azerbaijan announces plans to erase Armenian traces from churches

The minister of culture said that a working group will be set up to identify what he called “Armenian forgery” from churches, putting into practice a pseudoscientific theory that denies the churches’ Armenian origin.
Heydar Isayev Feb 4, 2022
Putin, Nazarbayev and Hu

Memoir | Where is Central Asia, anyway?

A former top U.S. diplomat reflects on Central Asia’s identity crisis.
Richard Boucher Dec 17, 2021
Artaxa baths

Roman empire’s easternmost aqueduct discovered in Armenia

The unfinished structure was the result of a brief period of direct Roman control over Armenia in the second century CE.
Joshua Kucera Nov 24, 2021
Tbilisi lettuce

New study adds to Caucasus’ brag sheet: Cradle of lettuce

Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region.
David Trilling Sep 17, 2021
Ashgabat Hotel – a.k.a. Turkmenistan’s Plaza – in better days. (Tumbler)

Memoir | Turkmenistan vignettes 1992-95

While encouraging educational exchanges and agricultural innovation, Washington's first ambassador to Turkmenistan found government suspicion overwhelming.
Joseph S. Hulings III Sep 3, 2021
Niyazov and Mann

Memoir | In the Court of Turkmenbashi

The former U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan describes close interactions with a paranoid and shortsighted dictator.
Steven Mann Aug 20, 2021
What’s the deal? (Kyrgyzstan presidential administration)

Turkmenistan: Putting on a show

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jun 29, 2021
Students in Turkmenistan (UN photo)

Turkmenistan: Rebuke to the future

The president seems troubled by the well-documented shortage of hard currency. This and more in our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Feb 9, 2021
Dadivank

Perspectives | Now comes a Karabakh war over cultural heritage

Fears are growing in particular for Armenian monuments being handed over.
Thomas de Waal Nov 16, 2020
Nisa

Turkmenistan: Parthian shot

Reliving ancient glory, exaggerating modern accomplishments, and introducing ATMs that demand to see birth certificates: This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 15, 2020
FC Lokomotiv Yerevan

Huge match-fixing scheme uncovered in Armenian soccer

The conspiracy involved many players from around the former Soviet Union who have previous records of match fixing.
Ani Mejlumyan Jul 8, 2020
Turkmenbashi getting a bath

Memoir | On the coast of Bohemia: The U.S. and Central Asia in the early 1990s

What did America have to offer the Central Asian states at their independence? A senior diplomat reflects on programing assistance to support development, rather than squabbling elites.
Thomas W. Simons, Jr. Jun 17, 2020

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