Today president Rahmon met with Tajik entrepreneurs (rus) in Kohi Vahdat and discussed with them their problems and future plans. As I was informed, this meeting lasted for about four hours. President attentively listened to the complaints and questions of the entrepreneurs after making a long speech about development of entrepreneurship in Tajikistan and […]

Yesterday the main state TV channels were broadcasting the opening ceremony of a US made Tajik-Afghan bridge. Usually, I don’t watch this kind of ceremony where presidents and other high officials talk too much but this time I made myself watch it. I have already talked about this bridge and there were some good […]

The other day I was talking about the popularity of Chinese minivans in Tajikistan (rus), especially in the capital of the country. I made a translation of some excerpts in my roundup.
There are many Chinese companies which produce these small vans but people in Dushanbe have found a general name for all of them […]

Zerafshan valley is one of the most picturesque places in Tajikistan. And one of the most isolated too. Centuries ago, the valley was the centre of Sogdiana (Sughdiyon), a wealthy and developed state on the Great Silk Road. During the Soviet rule, the valley was divided in two: Samarkand went to Uzbekistan, while Penjikent […]

Today, on my way to work I was listening to BBC Radio in marshrutka. It was a road show by Anora Sarkorova (famous Tajik journalist on BBC Russia) who was reporting on problems that Tajik passengers have when they cross Russian and Uzbek borders by train. She was interviewing the passengers of the ill-fated […]