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A new documentary on a Soviet soccer star also tells the story of Central Asia’s ethnic Korean community, which was deported en masse to the region by Stalin.

Getting a proficiency certificate could be required from 2023.

Fears are growing in particular for Armenian monuments being handed over.

The song used verses from the Koran, resulting in death threats from some religious Azerbaijanis. But the singer says he quoted the book respectfully.

Today celebrated for blending classical music with Turkish folk tunes, Anjelika Akbar’s education was strictly Soviet, intolerant to non-classical styles.

This year, Azerbaijan embraces both the Orient and bisexuality, while Georgia complains about the West.

Developers last week ordered the troupe to vacate the premises by April.

Ferghana Valley silk weavers worry that industrial production could gradually extinguish their artisanal approach.