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Trading Places: The Rise of China in Kazakhstan

Image: Richard Hagues via Flickr The power dynamic in Central Asia is shifting due to…

ByByAna RossNov 15, 20238 min read

A Taboo: Why the Civil War is not Remembered in Tajikistan’s Art

Farrukh Negmatzade, ‘Women behind trees’ (Image:  Redwood Art Group via flickr) In modern-day Tajikistan, artists…

ByByMikhail KorneevNov 11, 20236 min read

‘The Age of Maturity for the Turkmen Spirit’: The Ruhnama and identity production in post-Soviet Turkmenistan 

Photograph: Beth via Flikr. Towering above Ashgabat’s Independence Park is a ten-metre monument of the…

ByByPeter RusafovNov 5, 20238 min read

Turkic Winds of Change: How Kazakhstan and Türkiye are Forging a New Strategic Partnership

Photograph: Ninara via Flikr In September this year, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan travelled to…

ByByTom FortOct 16, 20237 min read

In Conversation with Polina Ivanova and Mehdi Hesamizadeh

I met historian Polina Ivanova and artist Mehdi Hesamizadeh in Yerevan, Armenia in January 2020…

ByByMerjen AtayevaMay 11, 202012 min read

Kushtdepdi of the Turkmen and Its Origins

Turkmen national dance Kushdepdi I heard singing with the distinct “hu hu” breathing pattern, and…

ByByMerjen AtayevaJan 15, 202012 min read

‘Where the Wind Blew’ – with art against nuclear weapons

The Central Asia Forum team attended the screening this September of the documentary  ‘Where the…

ByByLorant KissSep 20, 20193 min read

Language policy in Central Asia

The language policies of the Central Asian republics since their independence have needed to respond…

ByByLorant KissAug 3, 20196 min read

Why can you buy German bread in Kazakhstan?

A story of mass movements throughout Central Asia, by Nikolai Klassen. Not only is Russia…

ByByWill SpurrApr 20, 20198 min read
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On December 25th, 1991, Kyrgyzstan gained full independence, only a day before the wider Soviet…

ByByTom FortFeb 25, 20247 min read

Cross-Border Connections: Nuclear Agency in late Soviet Kazakhstan 

The popular campaign to stop nuclear testing is integral to the story of Kazakhstan’s transition…

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Unity and Division: Linguistic and Cultural Borders in Bukhara 

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Trading Places: The Rise of China in Kazakhstan
A Taboo: Why the Civil War is not Remembered in Tajikistan’s Art
‘The Age of Maturity for the Turkmen Spirit’: The Ruhnama and identity production in post-Soviet Turkmenistan 
Baiterek Tower, Astana
In Conversation with Polina Ivanova and Mehdi Hesamizadeh
Kushtdepdi of the Turkmen and Its Origins
‘Where the Wind Blew’ – with art against nuclear weapons
Language policy in Central Asia
Why can you buy German bread in Kazakhstan?