Mosque, Bolgalvret
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Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grai... [read more]
Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grai... [read more] Blog: Badger Stew and Pepski: A Toast to the World's Newest Nation
Date: February 2nd 2009
The Global Financial Crisis was dominating the news as I left for Central Asia in January, so it isn't surprising that not many column inches were given to the birth of a new country. But an old university friend from Uzbekistan emailed me the news that the province of Tatarwalistan had separated from Tashkent, and invited me to take part in the month of celebration that followed its independence. ... read more
Date: February 2nd 2009
The Global Financial Crisis was dominating the news as I left for Central Asia in January, so it isn't surprising that not many column inches were given to the birth of a new country. But an old university friend from Uzbekistan emailed me the news that the province of Tatarwalistan had separated from Tashkent, and invited me to take part in the month of celebration that followed its independence. ... read more
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Yesterday (1st April) we had our own joke here on TravelBlog, which seemed to pass unnoticed by all the members, but it at least amused us :)
Jonathan played the role of Central Asia adventure-seeker Ben Jones, who visited the Kingdom of Tatarwalistan and wrote yesterday's front page blog "Badger Stew and Pepski: A Toast to the World's Newest Nation.
Ali and Jo Trouble added this figment of Jona... full info
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