… or blogging is dangerous for tourism in Uzbekistan.
Everyone, who is interested in Central Asia, knows that Samarkand and Bukhara are the most ancient and history-rich places in the region. And they dream about visiting these extremely beautiful places to trace the history of Central Asian nations themselves.
Today, Bukhara and Samarkard are one of […]
Uzbek people, and Central Asian nations in general, are known for their philanthropy. The Shomakhmudovs are one of the examples to prove my point. They adopted 14 orphans of different nationalities from the orphanage that was moved to Tashkent from Russia during the World War II. A monument for the Shomakhmudovs used to be […]
Recently, on June 14-15, the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek hosted a trade fair in which Uzbek handicraftsmen presented their work to Kyrgyz audience/customers. A fair was not that big, but one could find very interesting things done by skilled handicraft workers – from small ceramic statues of old Uzbek men holding either non (flat Uzbek […]
“Even if there is one person in the concert hall, I will sing!”
Philipp Kirkorov, a famous Russian singer and producer.
The concert of Dado and DJ Piligrim was canceled for unknown reasons. However, rumors say that the singers refused to go to the stage due to the low number of the audience.
Thereby, our […]
The BBC World Service has produced a documentary about the murdered Tashkent theatre director Mark Weil (guardian obituary here). The documentary is called ‘Beyond Mark Weil’ and is presented by the always excellent Natalya Antaleva. Weil, a Russian Jew, founded the Ilkhom Theatre in 1976. It was the first independent theatre in the USSR […]
The Washington Post carries a snappy review of a Central Asian restaurant in NYC that specialises in kosher food. Taam-Tov is based in the Diamond District and focuses on the cuisine of Bukhara, which has a long-established Jewish community. The reviewer writes:
‘11:54 a.m. I’m on my way to the Diamond District, where young men […]
His name must not be unfamiliar for those who like Uzbek musical instruments. Abbos Kosimov is a living legend among Uzbek musicians. Not a single event in Uzbekistan is hold without his or his bands participation. In his hands, doira seems to become alive.
A few notes for those who may not know what […]
This video is for Uzbekistanis abroad, who miss Uzbekistan, their motherland. Today, we have so many Uzbek citizens living abroad. It is not because now Uzbeks have more money to travel or study in foreign countries. No, it is because a great part of population has to leave their motherland (in Uzbekistan, this word […]
For me day starts at 10 or 10:30 a.m. You may say it’s too late. I’d agree you if you asked the same when I started internship at March while being under the impression of making internship at the governmental structure responsible for foreign affairs. But after a week I understood that staff is […]
The Ilkhom Theater, a legendary theater founded by a murdered Mark Weil, is traveling through the world showing their best performances to the admirers of acting. Today, they are in the United States. Here is the video on how the audience reacted to Ilkhom’s acting after their Seattle debut.
Very soon, Ilkom will hit the […]
