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Search | 13 Articles

askiya

Uzbekistan’s traditional wordsmiths seek legacy in a changing world

Changing tastes threaten askiya, a centuries-old Uzbek tradition that prizes wit, improvisation, and mastery of language.
Dec 16, 2021
Abdurozik appearing in Morgenshtern’s music video

Tajikistan: Little person’s bigtime courts controversy

A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family.
Dec 13, 2021
Canceled (iTicket.uz)

Uzbekistan pulls the plug on ‘negative influence’ TikTok festival

Tashkent is regretting its early embrace of the Chinese app.
Dec 8, 2021
Artaxa baths

Roman empire’s easternmost aqueduct discovered in Armenia

The unfinished structure was the result of a brief period of direct Roman control over Armenia in the second century CE.
Joshua Kucera Nov 24, 2021
Shomurodov carrying the ball for Roma

Uzbek soccer player’s Italian adventures inspire dreams back home

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.
Oct 6, 2021
Kazakh textbooks as seen on the open university portal.

Kazakhstan: 100 famed textbooks translated into Kazakh

The project is intended to partially bridge the language knowledge gap with Russian.
Almaz Kumenov Sep 23, 2021
Tbilisi lettuce

New study adds to Caucasus’ brag sheet: Cradle of lettuce

Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region.
David Trilling Sep 17, 2021
The building in the mid-19th century (Wikimedia commons)

Fate of beloved Georgian art museum uncertain amid demolition talk

To renovate or destroy? The Culture Ministry is dragging a dispute about Georgia’s heritage into the country’s muddy politics.
William Dunbar Aug 13, 2021
Koma Wetan

The world's first Kurdish rock group and its roots in Soviet Georgia

When Koma Wetan was formed, singing in Kurdish was illegal in Turkey. Now, the group is a legendary influence among Turkish Kurdish rockers..
Paul Benjamin Osterlund Aug 6, 2021
Photos: Solidarity Museum

Azerbaijani Georgians seek recognition of their culture

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.
Ulkar Natiqqizi Jun 25, 2021
Manizha (Instagram)

Tajikistan: Eurovision act strikes a chord in her native land

But Russians are more ambivalent about having a Tajik-born singer represent them at the song contest.
Kamila Ibragimova May 13, 2021
Manizha

Russia to send Tajikistan-born singer to Eurovision

Manizha Sangin emigrated to Russia with her family at age three, during the Tajik civil war.
Mar 9, 2021
High drama: The State Opera and Ballet Theater seen in 2014. (Photo: Dan Lundberg / Creative Commons)

Kyrgyzstan: Ballet troupe walkout shines light on culture underspending

Protesting artists chose the visit of their better-paid Russian colleagues to make their point.
Chris Rickleton Mar 9, 2021
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