Eurasianet

Our chief Caucasus correspondent reflects on the life and radically changing times of his father, who passed away last month.

Organizers say the move to Bukhara is not political, but Tashkent is keeping a close eye on Karakalpakstan after unrest last summer.

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.

The bird’s cultural significance may have aided its rapid dispersal.

Around 3,000 items of unique cultural value may have been stolen from 14 museums.

Changing tastes threaten askiya, a centuries-old Uzbek tradition that prizes wit, improvisation, and mastery of language.

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

Tashkent is regretting its early embrace of the Chinese app.

Eldor Shomurodov’s success making it into one of Europe’s most important national football leagues has generated a fresh flurry of ambition among young Uzbek players.

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

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?

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