Eurasianet

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.

As the government rewrites history to avoid mentioning a Russian atrocity, Turkmen are taking their reminiscences online.

Part of the mission is to ensure that Russians engage constructively with people in their new home.

The unique Islamic structures stand on the fringes of Georgian culture.

The legendary semi-sweet Khvanchkara is an international brand – and used to be an easy target for counterfeiters. Now the police are stepping in.

One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide.

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.

Tokayev says he is going to make it easier for more political parties to get registered.

Pursuing reforms while keeping skittish investors on side: Can Tokayev do both?

The state of emergency has been lifted in most of the country.

Masimov faces charges of treason.

The president has doubled down on his claims that terrorists with foreign backing are behind the protests, which began this week over fuel prices then snowballed.

Thousands have been detained in Kazakhstan as Russia blames the unrest on an assortment of foreign actors.

The Russia-led security bloc will be sending peacekeeping forces, the first time in its history that its collective security provision has been exercised.

A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family.