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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.

The project is intended to partially bridge the language knowledge gap with Russian.

Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region.

To renovate or destroy? The Culture Ministry is dragging a dispute about Georgia’s heritage into the country’s muddy politics.

When Koma Wetan was formed, singing in Kurdish was illegal in Turkey. Now, the group is a legendary influence among Turkish Kurdish rockers..

Azerbaijanis, the largest ethnic minority in Georgia, say that Tbilisi neglects their culture while Baku tries to co-opt it. Now they are claiming it for themselves.