Uzbekistan
Dear granddad, for Christmas I'd like a Eurasian union
In October Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin proposed a 'Eurasian union' of former soviet nations that could be a major global player competing for influence with the US, the EU and Asia, creating instant headlines about the threat of Russian expansionism. Is Putin mastering geopolitics? Where are the limits of his modernisation strategy?
uzbekistan, ukraine, empire, elections, belarus, kazakhstan, viktor yanukovych
Putin did not pull a Sarkozy love story
On 21 April, ‘Moskovsky Korrespondent’ apologised after reporting that Putin was to marry athlete Alina Kabaeva, 24. A look back at a story he termed as ‘snotty noses and erotic fantasies’
uzbekistan, love, moscow, video gallery, men and women, nicolas sarkozy, vladimir putin
Ahiska: exodus into the unknown
Three years ago the Ahiska/ Meskhetian Turks resettlement programme began, from Russia to the USA. But what is in store for those who haven’t made it over the Atlantic?
uzbekistan, human rights, georgia, immigration, turkey, russian federation, world affairs
Tajikistan: Somewhere between chocolates and Saturday Night Fever
Our ‘Homo Sovieticus’ feature - to mark the fifteen year anniversary of the fall of the former USSR - continues this week with Evangeline Masson's tale of Tajikistan today
The leopard prowls the Silk Road
Kazakhstan holds a key position on the Asian highway network which criss-crosses 32 Asian states. At the used car market “Barys”, traders discuss the merging of Europe and Asia
uzbekistan, space, europe, economy, multiculturalism, asia, integration
Black gold of the Caspian sea
In less than five years, new bases for extracting crude oil could dominate the countries surrounding the Caspian Sea. Beneath them lies a huge reservoir of oil and gas, turning them into crucial geopolitical players.
Tiananmen in Uzbekistan
The population of Uzbekistan, a country in which the fight against Islamic extremism is used as an excuse to repress any form of resistance, has no means of expression other than confrontation with the state.
The Middle East according to anti-globalisation activists.
A dream of peace for the Middle East is emerging from 'civil European society'. Against Sharon and Bush: how should one fight against this 'base' Empire. An interview with Antonio Musella from 'Students in action'.
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