Nari Shelekpayev reviews a book which looks beyond the shiny facades of this Kazakh metropolis. Full Review
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Film Review- Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Kurmanjan Datka’
Emily 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
Border Work: Spatial Lives of the State in Rural Central Asia by Madeline Reeves
Till Mostowlansky reviews this book about the conflicts occurring along the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Full Review