Postcard from Bishkek

There are no Lords, Ladies, Knights, Barons or Earls in Kyrgyzstan, and the Order of Lenin is no longer issued, but the country does have a system for honouring its citizens (and foreigners) and recognizing their contributions to society and the development of various aspects of the social, economic, intellectual and cultural life of the [...]

I have been asked some questions about the “Baseball Kids”, so I thought I had better spend a little time explaining the situation. I have known them for about four years now … Although they live on the outskirts of town, some of them used to hang around the city center, (around Beta Stores, the [...]