April 2019

Uzbekistan’s beautiful architecture fascinates tourists from around the world, but they can not take Gur-Emir with them when they leave. Yet they can fill their suitcases with smaller items: painted…

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12 min

History

The Central Asia Collection at the British Library – An Interview with Michael Erdman

April 18, 2019

The Turkish and Turkic Collections at the British Library are the largest collections of manuscript and printed material from the Turkic World housed anywhere in the United Kingdom. Michael Erdman…

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13 min

Politics

Are Risks Increasing for Kazakhstan? An interview with Dossym Satpayev

April 18, 2019

The process of leadership change in Kazakhstan has unexpectedly accelerated. With a presidential election scheduled for June 9, 2019, there are less than 3 weeks for candidates to be nominated.…