Surnames and individual freedoms in Tajikistan
On April 29, the Tajik lower chamber, the Assembly of Representatives, passed a bill banning bans Russified family names andContinue Reading
Tag: Nationalism
Imposing the state language through fines in Uzbekistan
A draft bill in Uzbekistan that introduces fines for those civil servants not using Uzbek is the latest development involvingContinue Reading
State-building myths in Central Asia
Countries all over the world have gone through the process of forming and developing national myths that give them theirContinue Reading