Author: Novastan 
Novastan
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Lake and horizon
The blue of the Aral Sea, here on the Uzbek side, seems to mix with the clear sky on the horizon. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos… [...]
[Newsletter] Deadly clashes at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border
This is a copy of our newsletter dated 4 May 2021. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox every Monday. This newsletter is dedicated to post-Soviet… [...]
Life by the river: the Naryn in Kyrgyzstan
LIFE BY THE RIVER. As a source of water and energy, the Naryn is one of the most important rivers in Central Asia. The effects of climate change are evident,… [...]
Rest after effort
Aziz rests after driving his family’s cattle on horseback. From the series ’Swallows in my world’. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the… [...]
Abdilla’s Family
Abdilla Tashbekov and his family during a lunch in their house in Sary-Mogol. Since 2012, Abdilla has been the director of CBT Sary-Mogol. He used to work mainly in… [...]
Closed town
Considered as a “closed town” in Soviet times due to the production of bacteriological and atomic weapons, Stepnogorsk is now a peaceful little town in the north-east of Kazakhstan,… [...]
Collecting wood
Asel collects wood which her family is storaging in front of her house. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the lens of …”,… [...]
Gold-plated statue
Gold-plated statue of a former authoritarian president Saparmurat Niyazov revolving in direction of the sun placed on the top of Neutrality Monument. Credit: Konstantin Novaković (Serbia) Find all of… [...]
Traditional painting
The ceilings of the Arbob Palace in Khujand, hand-painted with natural pigments, contribute to the permanent existence of traditional Tajik ceiling paintings. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our… [...]
A disappearing river: the fate of the Ural
LIFE BY THE RIVER. More than four million people in Kazakhstan and Russia live in the Ural river basin. They are watching the river grow shallower as time goes by. [...]
[Newsletter] Arrests and detentions in Kyrgyzstan
This is a copy of our newsletter dated 26 April 2021. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox every Monday. This newsletter is dedicated to post-Soviet… [...]
In search of horses in the wild
Nurlan leaves his mountain hut to find out what is happening to his horses, which are left to roam freely on the steppes. In Kyrgyzstan, most of the mountain livestock… [...]