Post-Soviet world mourns passing of iconic Georgian composer Former Soviet states are coming together to mourn the death of Gia Kancheli, who personified a positive memory from their shared past. Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 4, 2019
The Fast and the Furious occupies Tbilisi The Georgian capital has become a stage set for a Hollywood action flick; some joke that the name of the film franchise is just driving as usual in the city. Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 6, 2019
Kazakh and Kyrgyz stuntmen feature in Disney’s Mulan Almaty-based Nomad Stunts is behind many of the action shots. Aliya Uteuova Jul 12, 2019
Behind blockbuster Armenia! exhibit, the hand of the old regime The new government has embraced the New York show while underplaying the role played by its political enemies. Grigor Atanesian Mar 22, 2019
Kazakhstan: Latest Nazarbayev biopic leads a path to sleep The movie is a forgettable addition to the presidential cult of personality. Chris Rickleton Jan 4, 2019
Kazakhstan: Take two on forcing movies to be shown in Kazakh It will be acceptable to use subtitles instead of dubbing. Almaz Kumenov Dec 5, 2018
Unearthed remains of Soviet poet at center of Azerbaijani power struggle The poet was executed in 1938, and the whereabouts of his remains had been unknown until an Azerbaijani-Russian oligarch claimed to have found them. Lamiya Adilgizi Nov 7, 2018
Music review | Straight outta Kazakhstan, rapping in Russian As hip-hop culture spreads in the Russian-speaking world, some of the most prominent artists to emerge are not Russians. Kevin Doyle Jul 30, 2018
Kazakhstan’s comic-book heroes battle for the marketplace A nascent comic-book industry fights assumptions that the material is for kids. Almaz Kumenov Jun 14, 2018
Greek death metal band arrested in Georgia on suspicion of Satanism and terrorism The band ultimately was able to play its Tbilisi show and thanked "all our Georgian metal brothers for their overwhelming support!" Bradley Jardine Apr 18, 2018
Kazakhstan adopts Hollywood glamor to energize cinema industry The impetus to keep hammering away at the international film market has come from President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Almaz Kumenov Apr 16, 2018
Heavy metal fights to survive, and bridge communities, in the Caucasus The rock scene in the South Caucasus is shedding its political baggage. Bradley Jardine Apr 13, 2018
Kazakhstan’s 1930s Famine Gets Film Treatment as Memories Fade Although Soviet collectivization left indelible traces on Kazakhstan, the subject rarely gets a public airing. Almaz Kumenov Mar 23, 2018
Kazakhstan: Tackling Taboos Through Theater Bringing politics to the stage can be difficult in a country where open discussion of government is implicitly discouraged. Paul Bartlett Feb 20, 2018
Rumors of The Death of Stalin's Death in Kazakhstan Exaggerated The screening was such a hit at the Almaty cinema that the audience broke into applause as the credits rolled. Paul Bartlett Feb 2, 2018