Archive: June 5th, 2010
The Batken oblast includes a number of enclaves belonging to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, created when the borders of the republics were settled by a commission of the Soviet Union in the time of Joseph Stalin. Sometimes it is difficult to see why the border lies where it does – dividing the Ferghana valley as it [...]
Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at 09:50 0 comments. »
In a previous postcard I used the phrase, “No news is good news”. Well, this week has been an example of that … which means that Kyrgyzstan has settled back down to its usual “sleepy” self … and that this week’s postcard is, mercifully, shorter. That’s not to say that nothing has been happening … [...]
Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at 08:48 5 comments. »
