natural ingredients used to make silk dyes

Tin Tin and the Reluctant Tourist

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August 10th 2015
A different breed of foreign visitor is found in Uzbekistan, following on the heels of English language menus. Olive uniformed soldiers guarding the capital’s metro stations, curious locals haggling in the bazaars, and youths wandering the back streets, practice their English, and enquire, “Touriste?” The alpinist satiated on Pamir and Tian Shan, the traveller weary of daylong journeys cramm ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan

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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 grain... ... read more