Tag: Tajikistan
Who Made the Nations of Central Asia?
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Iran, Central Asia and the Limits of Academic Geography
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When the clarinet speaks Uzbek: bringing an overlooked classical repertoire to the world
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Central Asia’s Forests Under Pressure
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From the Pamirs to the Aral Sea: Following the Amu Darya Through Central Asia
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Support Novastan, the European Central Asia magazine
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From Bukhara to Queens: The Global Journey of the Bukharan Jews
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The Vocabulary of Reform: Why Central Asia Is Reimagining Its Political Traditions
From Kazakhstan’s Kurultai to Uzbekistan’s Mahalla, governments across Central Asia are increasingly framing political reform through institutions rooted in local history rather than imported political models. For much… [...]
Shepherdesses
High in the mountains of Tajikistan, two young girls lead their small herd of cows to pasture. Photo credit: Cyril Caldero (France) Find… [...]
Bukhara Before the Border: Aini and the Politics of Tajik-Uzbek Memory
Some books are interesting because they tell a story. The Sands of Oxus: Boyhood Reminiscences of Sadriddin Aini is interesting because it captures an entire world at the moment… [...]
“I only needed a passport” : In Ukraine, Central Asian prisoners of wars caught between loyalty and regret
Citizens from Central Asia now represent the largest group of foreign nationals fighting in the Russian army. Novastan spoke with several of them after their capture by Ukrainian forces. [...]
Traffic on the road to Gharm
Wherever you are, when a herd is on the road, cars have to wait. Gharm, Tajikistan. Credits: Etienne de Vaumas (France) Find… [...]