Central Asia Newswire for 8/06/2021
The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day. Kazakhstan President Tokayev, António Guterres Discuss Cooperation Between
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“Reluctant” Decommunization? The Fate of Lenin Monuments in Kazakhstan
Lenin Busts in Semey. Photo from Account.Travel. In December 2014, a crowd toppled a granite Lenin in the center of Kyiv, kickstarting what came to
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«Неохотная» Декоммунизация? Судьба Памятников Ленину в Постсоветском Казахстане
Бюсты Ленина в г. Семей. Источник фото: Account.Travel В декабре 2014 года толпа снесла гранитного Ленина с его пьедестала в центре Киева, положив начало тому,
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Central Asia Newswire for 7/06/2021
The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day. Kazakhstan Medsupportkz: We cannot recommend Kazakhstan’s coronavirus vaccine,
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Central Asia Newswire for 4/06/2021
The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day. Kazakhstan Presidents of Kazakhstan, Armenia meet in Nur-Sultan,
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Irina Kairatovna and Political Art in Kazakhstan
Kazakh music group Irina Kairatovna have become one of the country’s most popular acts, known for their highly successful music videos with bold political statements.
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Central Asia Newswire for 3/06/2021
The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day. Kazakhstan Presidents of Kazakhstan, China hold telephone talk,
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Central Asia Newswire for 2/06/2021
The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day. Kazakhstan Kazakh Health Minister says situation in the
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Central Asia Newswire for 1/06/2021
The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day. Kazakhstan First batch of Chinese vaccine CoronaVac arrived
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Central Asia Newswire for 31/05/2021
The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day. Kazakhstan Tokayev on the rehabilitation of victims of
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Central Asia Newswire 28/05/2021
The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day. Kazakhstan The head of the WHO made a statement
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Anti-Semitism and Orientalism in German-language Travelogues of Turkestan
In the German language accounts of Central Asia from the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century, one finds many
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Russia’s Power Play in Central Asia
Concerns over Central Asian security have increased in recent weeks as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan engaged in serious fighting on their border and as the region
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How Manizha Breaks Down the Walls of Identity Construction
Manizha, a Tajik-Russian singer representing Russia in this year’s Eurovision, has made headlines for her outspoken views for progressive social causes such as feminism, refugee
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Living in Two Worlds: Rethinking Transnationalism and Translocality
Olga Brednikova and Sergei Abashin, (eds)‚ Жить в двух мирах: Переосмысляя транснационализм и транслокальность (Living in Two Worlds: Rethinking Transnationalism and Translocality), Moscow: Novoye literaturnoye
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Young People, Social Media, and Urban Transformation of Dushanbe
Cover photo courtesy of Jahongir Irkaev. Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe is undergoing a rapid urban transformation. The once quiet town known for its green foliage is
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Uzbekistan’s International Relations
Oybek Madiyev, Uzbekistan’s International Relations, (Abingdon: Routledge, 2020). Since the death of Islam Karimov in 2016, Uzbekistan has opened up economically while becoming more assertive
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China’s Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia
Daniel S. Markey, China’s Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020). Daniel Markey has written a valuable book
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The Silk Road: A Living History
In 2019, photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer traveled overland from the United Kingdom to Beijing in order to document the historic silk road as it looks today.
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Kirill Yozuvi va Lotin Yozuvi: Mavjud Muammolar va Yechimlar
1993-yil 2-sentabrda O‘zbekiston Respublikasining “Lotin yozuviga asoslangan o’zbek alifbosini joriy etish to’g’risida”gi Qonuni kuchga kirdi. Dastlab 2005-yilgacha lotin alifbosiga to’liq o’tish bo’yicha choralar ko’rish ko’zda
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How Rising Great Power Tensions Will Affect Central Asia
- by Akram Umarov
This piece is a collaboration between the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. The recent escalation in diplomatic tensions
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Uzbekistan: Reforms Evade LGBTQ Community
On March 28, Miraziz Bazarov, a Tashkent-based blogger who had advocated for the decriminalization of homosexuality in Uzbekistan, was attacked by unknown assailants. While they
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Chinese Business in Central Asia: How Crony Capitalism is Eroding Justice
This piece is a collaboration between the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. China’s economic influence in Central Asia
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Online Workshops on Research and Publishing Skills
The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs and the Centre for Research & Graduate Education, Kazakh-German University, Almaty, are launching a new series of online
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