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Soviet-Style Uzbek Plov: How Central Asian Cuisine Conquered the USSR

Soviet-Style Uzbek Plov: How Central Asian Cuisine Conquered the USSRCentral Asia was traditionally considered a distant backwater in the Russian Empire. Even after the region's conquest in the second half of the 19th century, the average Russian viewed it merely as a source of exotic goods—Bukhara carpets, Samarkand robes, Khiva suzani embroidery. Everything changed after the 1917 Revolution.Павел Сюткин#Gastronomy#Ideas & Analysis

Uzbekistan celebrates the Day of Friendship of Peoples. We analyze this ideologeme with researcher Anastasia Serikova.

Uzbekistan celebrates the Day of Friendship of Peoples. We analyze this ideologeme with researcher Anastasia Serikova.As long as the USSR existed, the idea of "friendship of peoples" was perceived as a self-evident truth. We examine one of the most important ideological constructs of the Soviet era: its origins, role in culture, internal contradictions—and its connection to modern holidays, which unexpectedly brought the old term back into relevance.Анастасия Серикова#Traditions#Heritage & Identity

Dry up, cotton edge: how "white gold" changed the fabric of Uzbek life

Dry up, cotton edge: how "white gold" changed the fabric of Uzbek lifeIn two months, cotton harvesting will begin in Uzbekistan. This monoculture, whose cultivation cost the country the Aral Sea, has been immortalized in state symbols, applied arts, and orientalist stereotypes. How did "white gold" become part of Uzbek everyday culture?Feride Mahsetova#Symbols & Meanings#Heritage & Identity

Was Central Asia a Soviet Colony? Sergei Abashin Analyzes the Most Convincing Arguments For and Against

Was Central Asia a Soviet Colony? Sergei Abashin Analyzes the Most Convincing Arguments For and AgainstThe debate over whether the USSR was an imperial project is constantly present in the public space of Central Asia. In the spring of 2025, this narrative gained renewed relevance against the backdrop of news about Rosatom's construction of nuclear power plants in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan—a segment of the public saw this as a repetition of the typical plot about the economic dependence of the periphery on the metropolis. Anthropologist and historian Sergey Abashin explains how relations of subordination were built between the Center and the republics of Central Asia, and whether they can be considered colonial.Sergey Abashin#Origins#Heritage & Identity

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