Stories about Tajikistan from November, 2016
Tajikistan's Qurutob: ‘Food for the Poor'?
"The rise of qurutobkhonas means the domination of rural culture over urban culture, and is therefore a sign of downfall."
Kyrgyzstan's President and the Little Personality Cult that Couldn't
"Atambayev, father of the nation? No, he's some kind of surrogate."
Seeing Central Asia in Bolivia's Migration Experience
"Migration triggers a variety of reactions in both the person that emigrates and in his or her family members."
Viewed from Central Asia, US Democracy Is Looking More and More Like the Region's Own Version
Clinton the Second or Trump the Great? The choices look pretty familiar to observers from one of the world's most authoritarian regions.
Big Fat Tajik Wedding Hides Nest of Central Asian Intrigue
A lavish wedding in Moscow has drawn gasps of envious amazement even from Russians inured to garish displays of wealth.
Halloween: Ghoulish Fun or Grand Western Conspiracy?
Devil face-masks are no damned joke in certain corners of the former Soviet Union.