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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 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.

Remembering an accidental leader whose brief political career mirrored the greater tragedy of his country.

A former American ambassador to Kazakhstan examines lessons learned since first visiting the country weeks after independence.

The former U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan discusses lessons learned and missed opportunities in the early years of independence.

A former top U.S. diplomat reflects on Central Asia’s identity crisis.

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.

While encouraging educational exchanges and agricultural innovation, Washington's first ambassador to Turkmenistan found government suspicion overwhelming.

The former U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan describes close interactions with a paranoid and shortsighted dictator.

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?

But Russians are more ambivalent about having a Tajik-born singer represent them at the song contest.

Manizha Sangin emigrated to Russia with her family at age three, during the Tajik civil war.