To the celebration of 2200 years of Tashkent in 2009 the authorities and its more or less not well-thought orders made the population think about their future in this country: if it’s safe or not?
The visit of militia lieutenant early in the morning forced me to think if I’ve done something wrong with the […]

Most of you, especially those who like American football, know that Superbowl, which is held once every year in US, is one of the most prestigious football matches. Every year, thousands of football fans go to Superbowl to support their teams. However, there are a lot of people who go to Superbowl with some […]

One of the famous forums of Uzbekistan Forum.Arbuz.com again makes its members think about the alternatives to the current regime in the country. A recent topic about “Would Alisher Usmanov be a good president of Uzbekistan?” generates a great debate on the issue. Some people, believing in Usmanov’s money and connection in world business […]

Editor’s note: This post is part of neweurasia’s cross-blog survey about humour in Central Asia.

In 2006, I accompanied my Indian friend Salim who was doing food-stuff business in Uzbekistan during his visit in small village Osmat in Jizzak region.
During the lunch time we were quite free, and to make the passing of […]

Hmmm, interesting license plate. I have heard about Uzbekistan being a sunshine country. But I have never heard of Florida being a sunshine Uzbek state!