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“Citrus” state
Written by on Tuesday, 9 January 2007
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If anyone still had doubts about the rank of Kyrgyzstan among leading banana republics, the most recent statistics from law enforcement bodies could support the fact that our country was not far from joining the …

Rescued…
Written by on Monday, 8 January 2007
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Just a quick update in the fate of those Russian alpinists. Fortunately the rescue group has managed to get through to the blocked sportsmen, one of whom was injured. According to 24.kg the group was …

Young People Want Laws that Work
Written by on Monday, 8 January 2007
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This is a translation of Vitaly’s post on state youth policy, published on Russian-language Kazakhstan neweurasia.
The law on State Youth Policy was adopted back in 2004, but up untill now it has not been …

Stuck in Tian Shan
Written by on Sunday, 7 January 2007
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If you fancy relaxing in Kyrgyz mountains consider the danger that is always out there during winter. It has just been announced that a group of students-alpinists from Russia (Novosibirsk) got blocked on the glacier …

Modern Kitsch and Modern Art
Written by on Saturday, 6 January 2007
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What is the difference between Kazakh modern kitsch and Kazakh modern art? The former sells while the latter doesn’t.
Under the Soviet Union social realism art was officially endorsed by the state. Following independence modern artists …

Voices from Tajikistan
Written by on Saturday, 6 January 2007
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In the past two weeks the Tajik blogosphere was very calm and little have been discussed. However, here are some good posts on Tajikistan by different bloggers:
Tawildman reports on how he and his …

The Year 2006: Events and Opinions
Written by on Thursday, 4 January 2007
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Zhibek Kashkeeva of Radio “Azattyq” interviewed several public figures in Kazakhstan – members of Parliament, political scientists and journalists – about their views on the outcomes of the year 2006. It was published in Russian, …

New Year –New Constitution
Written by on Monday, 1 January 2007
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Not that I was very surprised by the announcement that on the day before the end of 2006 yet another constitution was adopted by the Kyrgyz parliament. Common sense was something that Kyrgyz MP’s have …

Voices from Kyrgyzstan.Year 2006. Afterthoughts
Written by on Sunday, 31 December 2006
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Kyrgyzstan is celebrating the end of 2006. The year that brought more shocks and upheavals and proved that once being shaken the country can hardly gain stability overnight.
Kyrgyz bloggers and bloggers writing about Kyrgyzstan in …

Moscow Calling Ashgabat
Written by on Saturday, 30 December 2006
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Unsurprisingly, Russia is the first international actor to shift its gears into engaging with the new Turkmen elite. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday conveyed the interim President Kurbanguly Berdymuhammedov his best wishes for the …