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
Kazakhstan: Morality Mavens Monitoring Women Meet Uyatman: a cartoon superhero who patrols Kazakhstan to stop women from behaving "indecently" — and his real-life inspiration. Almaz Kumenov Jan 25, 2018
Azerbaijan’s Model Soldier: Pinup, Writer and Fighter Beauty pageant winner Tehrana Bahruzi has now written a panegyric to her boss, Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov. Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 22, 2018
Azerbaijan Keeps Aiming High with World Expo Bid They are competing for the 2025 event with France, Japan, and Russia. Bradley Jardine Jan 18, 2018