Read More Articles, Cultural Lives Irina Kairatovna and Political Art in Kazakhstan June 3, 2021 By Alimana Zhanmukanova Kazakh music group Irina Kairatovna have become one of the country’s most popular acts, known for their highly successful music… Read More
Read More Articles, Cultural Lives How Manizha Breaks Down the Walls of Identity Construction May 22, 2021 By Naima Muminiy Manizha, a Tajik-Russian singer representing Russia in this year’s Eurovision, has made headlines for her outspoken views for progressive social… Read More
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Read More Articles, Cultural Lives Four Poems From “A New Diwan (H/T Alisher Navoiy)” October 26, 2020 By Andrew Staniland My collection A New Diwan (h/t Alisher Navoiy) is a sequence of 84 short poems inspired by Uzbekistan, its literature… Read More
Read More Articles, Changing Uzbekistan, Cultural Lives Waiting for the Sea: An Interview with Director George Itzhak October 16, 2020 By Edward Lemon Waiting for the Sea from George Itzhak on Vimeo. The film centers on a techno music festival in Moʻynoq, in… Read More
Read More Articles, Changing Uzbekistan, Cultural Lives Rock in Uzbekistan: A Voice of Diversity September 28, 2020 By Nikita Makarenko It’s a Saturday night in the center of Tashkent. An unmarked door with a $1 entry fee leads you upstairs… Read More