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Monthly Archives: February 2016

Welcome To Astana, A Capital Of The Steppe…And Of The World by Adrien Fauve

Posted on 2nd February 2016 by admin

bienvenue à AstanaNari Shelekpayev reviews a book which looks beyond the shiny facades of this Kazakh metropolis.  Full Review

Posted in Uncategorised

Film Review- Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Kurmanjan Datka’

Posted on 2nd February 2016 by admin

Kurmanjan DatkaEmily Canning presents a review of a film about female warrior and Kyrgyz folk hero Kurmanjan Datka.  Full Review

As a companion piece, Bruce Pannier shines some light on the historical figure Kurmanjan Datka.  Article

Posted in Films

Border Work: Spatial Lives of the State in Rural Central Asia by Madeline Reeves

Posted on 2nd February 2016 by admin

Border workTill Mostowlansky reviews this book about the conflicts occurring along the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.  Full Review

Posted in Uncategorised

About the reviews

CESMI advisor Bruce Pannier is a journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, an organisation that reports news in countries that lack a free press. Here we will provide regularly updated links to film and book reviews from his RFE/RL blog Qishloq Ovozi that should be of interest to those studying Central Eurasia.

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