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Articles by Christopher Schwartz

Schwartz is NewEurasia's Editor in Chief. In 2004, he co-founded our predecessor site, Thinking East (http://www.thinking-east.net), with Ben Paarmann and Oliver Dams. He was also the editor of the book, "CyberChaikhana: Digital Conversations from Central Asia", and has published academically on Central Asia's mediascape. Check out his personal blog @ http://schwartztronica.wordpress.com.

Here’s to Registan.net
Wednesday, 12 Jun, 2013 – 2:10 | No Comment
Here’s to Registan.net

A big announcement over at NewEurasia’s long-standing brother-site, The Registan. Essentially, the team from the last few years has broken up. Some are moving onto new careers; others are plowing forward with their present ones; …

When will Metro 2033 come to Almaty or Tashkent, or for that matter, New York?
Tuesday, 14 May, 2013 – 18:57 | 3 Comments
When will Metro 2033 come to Almaty or Tashkent, or for that matter, New York?

Around this time three years ago, I posted about the video game “Metro 2033″, based on the novel by Russian journalist Dmitry Glukhovsky. The sequel (“Last Light”) has just been released, thus prompting this post. …

The Eurasia Connection: the Tsarnaev brothers as pawns of “secret services”
Saturday, 20 Apr, 2013 – 14:11 | 4 Comments
The Eurasia Connection: the Tsarnaev brothers as pawns of “secret services”

What, if any, is the connection between the Boston bombings and Kyrgyzstan? NewEurasia’s Schwartz suspects not much. What will be more interesting, he says, is how online forums shall start thinking about the possible linkages.

Alpamysh is not done yet!
Sunday, 24 Mar, 2013 – 1:00 | No Comment
Alpamysh is not done yet!

The Alpamysh epic is not yet finished! Since our last installment, we’ve been editing the last batch of posts. So, if you’re hankering for more steppe legendarium, stick around!
And we would also like to …

European Parliament celebrates Nawrúz
Friday, 22 Mar, 2013 – 15:52 | 2 Comments
European Parliament celebrates Nawrúz

Although not an official holiday of the European Union, that didn’t stop the European Parliament in Brussels from partying hard to commemorate Nawrúz this year. My friend and colleague Kawa Ahangari, a Kurdish secularist/federalist activist …

С Новым Годом! (Goodbye and good riddance to 2012!)
Monday, 31 Dec, 2012 – 12:15 | No Comment
С Новым Годом! (Goodbye and good riddance to 2012!)

2012 is over — and good riddance! NewEurasia’s Schwartz introduces the new team and the new direction, and wishes for a brighter 2013.

Why Ded Moroz is infinitely more badass than Santa Claus
Tuesday, 25 Dec, 2012 – 1:00 | 13 Comments
Why Ded Moroz is infinitely more badass than Santa Claus

С Новым Годом и Рождеством Христовым (немного раньше, я знаю)! It’s that time again, when we present our seasonal classic post on a certain cultural icon…

Call for papers: “Muslims and Sports”
Monday, 19 Nov, 2012 – 18:48 | 2 Comments
Call for papers: “Muslims and Sports”

The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (Department of Anthropology and Sociology) invites paper proposals for an interdisciplinary workshop: Muslims and Sports (event date: July 2013).

Ид Мубарак!
Friday, 26 Oct, 2012 – 13:58 | No Comment
Ид Мубарак!
The Steppe Knight Rises
Wednesday, 17 Oct, 2012 – 1:00 | No Comment
The Steppe Knight Rises

On 20 October, after nearly two years, NewEurasia’s Paksoy’s translation of the ancient Turkic epic “Alpamysh” shall resume! This is a huge undertaking involving a long series of posts over the course of the remainder of 2012.