… 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 […]
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 […]
On-going spreading of new-born religious sects by self-proclaimed prophets is becoming a serious threat to nation’s spiritual life.
Everyday raids of Ministry of internal affairs officers and permanent arrests of sects activists made me re-think the role of religion in our state and try to understand the level of religious freedom and guarantees which proclaimed […]
When Center for Political Studies was founded by Alisher Fayzullaev, one of the first diplomats who represented our country in UK in mid-90th he couldn’t imagine that his brainchild would generate Gulnara Karimova’s interest in political studies in future.
“He gathered 20-25 most active students of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy and called […]
What maybe more pleasant than hearing the sound of karnai (weddning horn) early in the morning from a wedding party in your neighbourhood that calls everyone to come and taste a wedding plov or shurva (soup)? What may be more pleasant than eating plov or shurva at nonushta (early morning meal for neighbours and relatives at weddings - lit. translated […]
Preparations for Navruz, one of the most popular holidays in Uzbekistan, took a lot of time, nerves and people’s manual power. However, it’s not a disturbing fact for high ranking people - Islam Karimov and his apparatus, diplomats and honored guests - who had an honor to celebrate Navruz at the Alisher Navoi square […]
The Uzbek government that has been rejecting to celebrate all communist holidays today is celebrating the International Women’s Day, a holiday that was introduced in the region during the Soviet period. Today, already in the morning all state TV channels officially congratulated a female part of population. Tashkent looks like a big flower shop, […]
“Apologies to all of our recently acquired Uzbek friends, but rip-offs in Uzbekistan - particularly along the touristy parts of the Silk Road - seem endemic.”- says one of the tourists, who recently paid a visit to the historic sites of Uzbekistan.
Today, being a tourist in Uzbekistan is really difficult. People, for who the […]
