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Search | 26 Articles

ulak-tartysh

Kyrgyzstan, where partying is tough and playing is rough

The end of the harvest is a time for ritual partying in southern Kyrgyzstan. The festivities can last for days.
Danil Usmanov Dec 17, 2021
Putin, Nazarbayev and Hu

Memoir | Where is Central Asia, anyway?

A former top U.S. diplomat reflects on Central Asia’s identity crisis.
Richard Boucher Dec 17, 2021
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
The Yolo team (courtesy photo)

Kazakh TikTokers conquer the world, incite suspicion at home

The world’s most popular TikTok house is in Almaty. Not all locals are happy about it.
Almaz Kumenov Dec 7, 2021
Samani Somoni

Memoir | A tale of two cities and many mountains

Even in the late 1990s, there were already signs that President Rahmon would ignore the peace accords, writes the former U.S. ambassador.
Robert Finn Oct 29, 2021
Aisuluu Tynybekova

Kyrgyzstan: Women’s wrestling team overcomes and inspires

Aisuluu Tynybekova conquered poverty, prejudice and depression to win a nation’s respect.
Aigerim Turgunbaeva Oct 11, 2021
Shangireyev

Kazakhstan’s stand-up comedians try to find their feet

It's a niche scene, but comics have plenty of local material to work with.
Almaz Kumenov Oct 8, 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
Condoleezza Rice at Manas

Memoir | Diplomatic tradeoffs in Central Asia

A senior American official describes trying to square two Bush administration priorities: human rights and the Global War on Terror.
George Krol Sep 17, 2021
Toasting the initialing of the Karshi-Khanabad agreement in Tashkent (Courtesy photo)

Memoir | 9/11 shifted the world. In Central Asia, diplomatic frenzy ensued

Behind the scenes with an American negotiator who helped forge a radical new level of U.S. engagement in Central Asia after 9/11.
Richard E. Hoagland Sep 10, 2021
Ashgabat Hotel – a.k.a. Turkmenistan’s Plaza – in better days. (Tumbler)

Memoir | Turkmenistan vignettes 1992-95

While encouraging educational exchanges and agricultural innovation, Washington's first ambassador to Turkmenistan found government suspicion overwhelming.
Joseph S. Hulings III Sep 3, 2021
Rumsfeld and Rahmonov

Memoir | 9/11: The American discovery of Tajikistan

The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe became a frenetic staging post for the Afghan war in late 2001.
Franklin P. Huddle, Jr. Aug 27, 2021

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