June 2022

A revolutionary spirit, an opponent of imperial and Soviet power, and a supporter of the idea of an independent Ukraine, Fyodor Shcherbina was one of the first scientists sent by…

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7 min

Books
Culture

Why We Translate Central Asia While All Eyes Are on Ukraine

June 20, 2022

This July, Gaudy Boy will publish an English-language anthology of Kazakhstani women’s writing entitled Amanat. The anthology brings together short stories and essays by 13 women from three generations (ranging…

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12 min

Fieldwork
Women

Women, Kinship, and Property in Central Asia

June 16, 2022

Author Aksana Ismailbekova Aksana Ismailbekova is a research fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum-Moderner Orient (ZMO). Ismailbekova completed her PhD dissertation at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in…

Studying the Steppe on Imperial Orders: Fyodor Shcherbina and His Expedition

Why We Translate Central Asia While All Eyes Are on Ukraine

Women, Kinship, and Property in Central Asia

A Brief History of Collecting Abr Clothing from Uzbekistan

Is Central Asia Moving Beyond Russia? An Interview with Johan Engvall

Why Is Job Insecurity So Widespread in Independent Uzbekistan?