Tag: Uzbekistan
From “Obey the Tsar” to the “Stalin School”: What Sixty Years of Textbooks Taught Children in Turkestan
From tsarist lessons demanding obedience to Stalin-era primers promoting communist ideals, historical textbooks reveal how successive regimes sought to shape children's loyalties in Central Asia. [...]
Mosaics – 5 – and sculptures!
Soviet mosaics sometimes take on the appearance of wall sculptures through the use of three-dimensional panels, as is the case here in Bukhara. On this section of… [...]
Uzbekistan Tightens Environmental Rules for Greenhouses Near Tashkent
Uzbekistan has introduced stricter environmental regulations for greenhouses in Tashkent and surrounding districts to tackle air pollution. From December 1, coal-fired facilities must switch to cleaner energy sources or install… [...]
Mosaics – 3 – Abstract landscape
Soviet mosaics are most often figurative. Designed to bring a touch of warmth to new towns built from heavy slabs of raw concrete, they also serve as a vehicle… [...]
Mosaics – 1 – Allegory of Spring
This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful Soviet mosaics in Tashkent. It is located on the southeastern outskirts of the city, in the Bektemir neighborhood. In… [...]
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“When Appearance Replaces Faith”: Sarvar Karimov on His Uzbek Film Farz
Set in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley, Farz (Duty) explores the tension between sincere faith, personal integrity and social expectations. Director Sarvar Karimov speaks to Novastan about his film's minimalist visual style,… [...]
Can design help reimagine the future of the Aral Sea? Joseph Grima on a different kind of school
Can design help address the Aral Sea region’s environmental challenges? Aral School director Joseph Grima discusses climate change, local knowledge and a new approach to design education in Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan. [...]
Nothing to Waste: Dildora’s Science of Peanuts
In Uzbekistan’s Andijan region, researcher and entrepreneur Dildora Nurmatova is building a family peanut business around a simple principle: waste nothing. From snacks and milled kernels to animal feed made… [...]
Share Happiness, build an industry: Lola Animation’s Uzbek animation story
Producer Azimjon Rahimjonov speaks to Novastan about Lola Animation, the making of Share Happiness, the rapid growth of Uzbekistan’s animation sector and the ambition to bring Uzbek-created films to international… [...]
When reform reaches everyday life: Lessons from Uzbekistan and Mongolia
What makes reform work beyond laws and strategies? Former UNDP Resident Representative Matilda Dimovska reflects on public services in Uzbekistan, social inclusion and Mongolia’s green transition. [...]
Around the corner
A daily stroll through the narrow streets of Bukhara, in Uzbekistan. In the 10th century, when the city had already been inhabited for centuries, these very… [...]
Bruce Pannier: “Central Asians never viewed their region as Russia’s backyard”
From photocopied Central Asian newspapers in the 1990s to YouTube investigations and exile media today, Bruce Pannier traces how journalism in the region has changed - and why independent voices… [...]