Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from February, 2011
Azerbaijan: Life through foreign eyes
With the number of Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) growing each year in Azerbaijan, blogs reporting on everyday life in the country continue to appear online. AK in Azerbaijan, for example, expresses its fascination with the landscape, dynamics and opportunities of the capital, Baku, while Janet-in-Azerbaijan waxes lyrically about Baku at...
Russia: Wikileaks Reveals Russian Game in Tajikistan
Russia oppositional weekly Novaya Gazeta that also serves as an official partner of Wikileaks in the country reported on diplomatic cables from Tajikistan outlining a dirty geopolitical game that Russia allegedly plays in that post-Soviet republic.
Armenia: Prostitutes and Street Trade
The ArmComedy News Network takes a satirical look at recent action taken against illegal street trade in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, and humorously ponders what it means for the city's prostitutes.
Azerbaijan: Statues and Revolution
Aaron in Azerbaijan comments on a recent article noting that among many statues to be found in the country is one of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak. While recognizing some of the similarities between the ruling regimes in both countries, the blog says that they end there and fall far short of...
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