Topic: Tashkent

...and How to Toast to 'Em, the Wondrich Way

Esquire - 27 days ago
Published in the February 2012 issue. . There's the kind of toasting we do here in America, which, unless you're the best man or something like...

Clinton pushes rights in ex-Soviet Central Asia

AFP American Edition - 118 days ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Uzbek President Islam Karimov on human rights and thanked him for supporting US troops in Afghanistan, during a visit to the strategically-located ex-Soviet state.US ties with Uzbekistan have for years been a delicate balancing ...

Clinton defends plan to meet Uzbek leader

AFP Global Edition - 118 days ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday defended her plans to meet Uzbek leader Islam Karimov, saying US contacts with the authoritarian regime can help improve the ex-Soviet country's rights record.Clinton is visiting the impoverished ex-Soviet nation of Tajikistan ...

Pervak, Birnerova in Tashkent Open final

San Francisco Chronicle - 154 days ago
0 . Top-seeded Ksenia Pervak won in straight sets Friday to set up a Tashkent Open final against Eva Birnerova, who advanced after her opponent ...

Protect Thy Passport

Uncornered Market - 187 days ago
Oh, the places your passport can take you. That is, if you keep it safe and protected. Here are a few tips on protecting your passport, avoiding...

Sting cancels Kazakh concert over 'rights abuses'

AFP Global Edition - 228 days ago
British pop star Sting cancelled a concert he was due to give in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on Monday, blaming violations of the human rights of striking oil workers in the ex-Soviet state.Sting said in a statement published on his website ...

Hydroelectric Projects Continue To Trouble Central Asian Relations

The Street - 237 days ago
Relations between the Central Asian states located along the region's largest rivers continue to deteriorate over proposed hydroelectric projects...

Central Asia Travel: A Beginner's Guide

Uncornered Market - 287 days ago
Deserts and dictators. Yurts and nomads. Silk Road cities, staggering yet underrated mountain ranges, Soviet detritus, and one of the world's...

MIR Corporation Announces 2011 Uzbekistan Tour Dates

American Banking News - 370 days ago
Seattle, WA, February 13, 2011 -(PR.com)- More than 2,000 years ago, the great trade routes that linked Europe and China opened Central Asia to...

Soviet cultural policy and its influence on central Asian music

Helium - 466 days ago
Due to its geographical features and climatic conditions, central Asia is unsuited to supporting large sedentary populations. In answering this question I hope to address the issue of how soviet politics helped to shape the music of the region that we know ...