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Kirsten Terrill speaks with Lena Wolf, author of the graphic novel "May the Universe be Your Home! A German-Russian Story"

In his first op-ed for Lossi 36, Andrew Gundal argues that Almaty's smart city plans fail to account for all levels of society.

Ariadna Mañé and Pieter Wijfker examine the legacy of Soviet mosaics in Central Asia, starting with the cities of Almaty and Tashkent

Dameliya Kozhakhmetova and Hadley Trahan take a deeper look at the Bishimbayev case, and what it means for women's rights in Kazakhstan

Timon Ostermeier takes a look at the ongoing expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation following the recent accession of Belarus

Annkatrin Müller and Robin Roth review a series of Central Asian short films from the 24th edition of the goEast Film Festival

Robin Roth reviews "Bauryna Salu" at goEast, a film that takes a deeper look at an ancient tribal tradition in Kazakhstan

Ariadna Mañé and Thijs Korsten dig into the recent arrest of Karakalpak activist Aqylbek Muratbai and what it means for Uzbek civil society

In this illuminating interview, Togzhan Kassenova talks about her research on Kazakhstan's denuclearisation and the future of nuclear arms.

Tobias Colangelo looks at the history of Vozrozhdeniye, a lost island in the Aralkum once home to the largest anthrax dump in the world