Author: Novastan 
Novastan
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Igla: plunge into the underworld of Kazakhstan’s perestroika with the legendary Viktor Tsoi
CENTRAL ASIAN CINEMA. The rock-n-roll film Igla (The Needle in English) is a denunciation of the drug problem that plagued Soviet Central Asia in the late 1980s. But above all,… [...]
Prigorodny dachas
In the suburbs of Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan, located between the international airport and the ultra-modern buildings of the 2017 World Expo, the Prigorodny dachas are living on borrowed… [...]
Out of spotlight
The opulent chandelier disappears in the details of the ceiling ornamentation of the Kamal Khujandi Theater in Khujand. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our photos of the… [...]
[Newsletter] Is Tajikistan Covid-free?
This is a copy of our newsletter dated 1 February 2021. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox every Monday. This newsletter is dedicated to post-Soviet… [...]
Reflection
View next to Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Credit: Charlotte Bonin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Shepherd on his horse
Portrait of a camel shepherd on his horse. Boirok-Bulak, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Théo Saffroy (France) Find all photos of the series here. Find all… [...]
Winter pasture
Near the Song-Köl Lake in northern Kyrgyzstan, wild horses brave the snow and the cold. Credit: Justine Paci (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Preserved Fortress
In Turkmenistan, the ruins of the Kyz Qala fortress are among the best preserved structures of ancient Merv. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia) Find all of our photos of… [...]
Mountain chain
Small touches like these curtains enliven the rather cold and clinical atmosphere of the Khoja Obi Garm Sanatorium in Tajikistan. Credit: Gina Bates (United Kingdom) Find all of our photos… [...]
Chatting at the Zelyony Bazaar
Two saleswomen at the Zelyony Bazaar take advantage of a quiet moment to talk. This market supplies part of the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France)… [...]
Peak Nansen
Peak Nansen (5,697 metres) overlooks the Engilchek Valley formed by the Engilchek Glacier in Kyrgyzstan, the sixth longest non-polar glacier in the world. Credit: Antonin Lechat… [...]