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Tale of two cities - Tashkent and Osh

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November 1st 2014
Aslanbob November 1, 2014 There is no question that Charles Dickens would feel at home in this part of the world. In both Tashkent and Osh you have the full spectrum of life he made his name describing. The two cities are, of course, in two different countries, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Thanks to Stalin's border planning both cities have majorities of Uzbeks which has caused ... read more

Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Osh

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A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864; it achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Nation-wide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the oust... ... read more