The Central Asia Program and the American Uzbekistan Association are inviting you for a film screening of Islamkhodja At the beginning of the 20th century there lived an enlightened, innovative,… Continue reading Film Screening: Islomkhodja
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Remembering Kazakhstan’s Great Famine of the 1930s
May 31 marks the Remembrance Day of the Victims of Political Repression and Famine in Kazakhstan. The great famine of 1931–1933, also known as Asharshylyk, resulted from forced collectivization and sedentarization undertaken… Continue reading Remembering Kazakhstan’s Great Famine of the 1930s
Память из пламени Афганистана (видео)
16 апреля, 2021 Проект «Память из пламени Афганистана» был инициирован Марлен Ларуэль, Ph.D., (директор Института исследований Европы, России и Евразии (IERES), директор Программы по изучению Центральной Азии, со-руководитель программы PONARS-Eurasia, профессор –исследователь… Continue reading Память из пламени Афганистана (видео)
The Bukharan Crisis: A Connected History of 18th – Century Central Asia
The Bukharan Crisis: A Connected History of 18th – Century Central Asia with author Scott Levi, Professor Christopher P. Atwood, and moderator Marlene Laruelle In the first half of the eighteenth century,… Continue reading The Bukharan Crisis: A Connected History of 18th – Century Central Asia
The Central Asian Revolt of 1916: A Collapsing Empire in the Age of War and Revolution (Video)
April 9, 2021 The 1916 Revolt was a key event in the history of Central Asia, and of the Russian Empire in the First World War. This volume is the… Continue reading The Central Asian Revolt of 1916: A Collapsing Empire in the Age of War and Revolution (Video)
Turkmenistan: Domestic Evolution, Economic Development, and Regional Environment
9:00am Introductory Remarks Marlene Laruelle (CAP, IERES, GWU) 9:15am Session I. Governance Changes in Turkmenistan Chair: Marlene Laruelle (CAP, IERES, GWU) Myles Smith (IREX) Forget political will - Would good… Continue reading Turkmenistan: Domestic Evolution, Economic Development, and Regional Environment
Hagia Sophia Revisited: A Photo Essay by Daniel C. Waugh
Hagia Sophia Revisited: A Photo Essay by Daniel C. Waugh July 29, 2020 (Originally published on The Silk Road) The Hagia Sophia is one of the oldest sites of continuous… Continue reading Hagia Sophia Revisited: A Photo Essay by Daniel C. Waugh
The Gravitational Force of History: Reflections on Historical Science in Uzbekistan
By Dilorom Alimova and Valery Khan
