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Dreams which never came true …
Thursday, 2 Aug, 2007 – 22:57 | No Comment

This is a partly translation of the article which appeared on Centrasia website last year.

I am a mother and my eyes are burnt by tears because of thousands of kids of my country spread all …

What do Uzbek women think about sex?
Thursday, 26 Jul, 2007 – 22:12 | 66 Comments

This is a translation of the article which originally appeared on LiveJournal website. Some parts are omitted. [Update 29 August, 2012: This post continues to be controversial and attract comments, even five years later. Please …

Discussion: Is Islam religion of Peace?
Wednesday, 18 Jul, 2007 – 8:53 | 10 Comments

Some weeks ago I send a group message addressed to friends and colleagues of mine containing web links to a slide-show posted on Jerusalem Online.
http://www.jerusalemonline.com/terror1.asp

http://www.jerusalemonline.com/terror2.asp
A response from a friend of mine gave a start to …

What is the PLAN?
Sunday, 14 Jan, 2007 – 16:14 | 2 Comments

As Ben has reported recently January 9 was the last day of Islam Karimov’s term as the president of Uzbekistan – at least according to the Uzbek constitution. And Constitution clearly states that “The President …

Nature abhors a vacuum.
Friday, 29 Dec, 2006 – 16:56 | 3 Comments

Having evicted U.S. troops last year, Uzbekistan is going to have a substitute. Russia has secured permission for its military aircraft to use an air base in Uzbekistan, as part of Moscow’s efforts to extend …

Just another illusion for grateful audience
Wednesday, 22 Nov, 2006 – 14:04 | One Comment

Having experienced fifteen years of independence, plenty of reforms on democratization and rule of law, Uzbekistan has never had any single day of real parliamentarism. Oliy Majlis is like a theater where deputy-actors play their …

Maneuvering from democracy to energy resources
Wednesday, 1 Nov, 2006 – 1:32 | 4 Comments

Last week on the Russian language blog I reported that the EU sent a delegation lead by Finnish diplomat Anti Turunen to Tashkent in order to investigate to which extent Uzbekistan is ready for dialogue. …