Tag: Tajikistan
Central Asia and Russia: an ever-changing relationship
In a book focusing on Central Asia’s relationship to Russia, researcher Michaël Levystone provides a careful insight into ties whose nature keep on changing. As they perform a balancing act… [...]
Passenger Exchange
Passenger exchange on Kuibyshev Square in front of Dushanbe station. The trolleybuses, which are electrically operated, have already had their days. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf (Germany) Find… [...]
View of Khorog
View of Khorog the capital of Upper Badakhshan in Tajikistan.Credit:… [...]
Fir Tree in Khudjand
In Khujand, Tajikistan, you can admire a fir tree glowing in all colours for the New Year festivities. Photo: Editorial Find all of… [...]
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Hardening Positions on Afghanistan following Summit in Dushanbe
Held on 17 September in Dushanbe, the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) clarified member countries’ positions on Afghanistan. Bringing together China, Russia, and four… [...]
Coleus in the Bathtub
In Tajikistan, by decorating the Khoja Obi Garms Sanatorium with a colourful variety of indoor plants in various places, the staff strive to bring a little colour into the cold… [...]
Pit Stop Qurut
On the drive through from Khujand to Dushanbe in a tiny tajik village along the route. A shop provides some goods for the hungry travellers and a great variety of… [...]
Looking for Rhythms of Lost Time, in Tajikistan
With her most recent documentary, Rhythms of Lost Time, Anisa Sabiri proposes a journey across the most remote regions of Tajikistan, home to the last vestiges of an ancient culture. [...]
Market entrance
The exterior of the Panjshanbe bazaar in Khujand, Tajikistan.Credit: Gina Bates… [...]