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 The Election of a Strongman: some post-election reflections 

The Election of a Strongman: some post-election reflections 

March 1, 2021

Joseph Elgars on how the recent election of Sadyr Japarov as Kyrgyzstan's new president might change domestic and international dynamics.

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 The Return to Romanticism: interview with Crimean Tatar folk artist Mamut Churlu

The Return to Romanticism: interview with Crimean Tatar folk artist Mamut Churlu

February 10, 2021

Mamut Churlu is part of the mass return of Tatar repatriates to the Crimean Peninsula at the fall of the Soviet Union. Churlu worked for years in Uzbekistan and Russia on researching folk art [...]

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 Something for Everyone: reviewing Russia and Central Asia by Shoshana Keller

Something for Everyone: reviewing Russia and Central Asia by Shoshana Keller

February 5, 2021

Have you ever read a book that was so good you couldn’t put it down? What about an academic text? That’s how I felt about Russia and Central Asia: Coexistence, Conquest, Convergence by Shoshana [...]

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 January in Central Asia: a wave of Progress in Kazakhstan

January in Central Asia: a wave of Progress in Kazakhstan

January 3, 2021

January editorial. Since Kazakhstan became independent in 1991, it has yet to uphold the democratic standards laid out in its constitution. The young nation has had only two presidents: Nursultan [...]

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 Festive Cheer From Lossi 36: some of the funniest news from 2020

Festive Cheer From Lossi 36: some of the funniest news from 2020

December 28, 2020

Let us face it, for many of us 2020 has been a monster of a year, one that seemed devoid of much of the joy and light that makes life enjoyable; much like a member of Brezhnev’s politburo. [...]

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 Lossi 36 Recommends: cultural delights for the holidays

Lossi 36 Recommends: cultural delights for the holidays

December 21, 2020

One of my favourite things about the upcoming holidays is the amount of time I can spend on reading. Every year, I find at least one book under the Christmas tree and usually, I finish it before [...]

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 The Violence of “Grab and Run” as a Ghostly Matter

The Violence of “Grab and Run” as a Ghostly Matter

December 16, 2020

Thousands of women in Kyrgyzstan are victims of bride-kidnapping every year. According to the report published in 2016 by the National Statistical Committee, about 10,000 cases of [...]

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 December in Central Asia: dust and delusion in the time of corona

December in Central Asia: dust and delusion in the time of corona

December 6, 2020

December editorial. On 13 November 2020, a new statue dedicated to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow’s favorite dog breed was unveiled. This new artifice has attracted the attention of Internet [...]

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 Stories From Avj: Dr. Shirinbek Davlatmamadov, part 2

Stories From Avj: Dr. Shirinbek Davlatmamadov, part 2

November 6, 2020

Avj – a tiny village in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan. Majestic nature, welcoming people, dangerous roads, colourful culture, delicious plov, juicy apricots and sweet mulberries. In 2019, I [...]

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 The New Great Game – China and Russia’s interests in Turkmen gas

The New Great Game – China and Russia’s interests in Turkmen gas

November 4, 2020

Turkmenistan – a country largely ignored in International Relations, is actually a central piece of the natural gas geopolitical realm. After its independence, most of the country’s gas [...]

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