In Tajikistan in Varzob gorge a Chinese company is building a road. Chinese are famous for their exotic cuisine in the whole world. In Tajikistan this food seems strange to people but it does not withhold them from selling snakes and turtles to Chinese road-constructors (rus). The local environementalists are raising concerns because the local population […]

Nowadays all of Tajik society is obsessed with “social reforms” on the regulation of traditions and customs, says st_george (rus). It looks like a great competition. Obviously, the governmental officials and those who head the key organizations in the country are the first who want to gain the lead in the competition in order […]

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The article by Clive Nigel at Eurasianet about Nurek dam is worth of mentioning. There are some beautiful pictures accompanying the article. It is one of the biggest reservoirs of fresh water in Central Asia. Nurek is not only about water but also electricity. I did not know but the author says that it supports […]