How battle rap and streaming platforms are bridging Kyrgyz hip-hop’s elders and youth
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Kyrgyzstan launched its first ‘Feminnale’ for feminist art. Then the censors arrived
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A day in the life of Alla Klimenko, the woman leading Kyrgyzstan’s booming IT economy
Lose yourself in the healing waters of this Soviet-era sanatorium in remote Kyrgyzstan | The Escapist
Empire state of mind: the legacy of the Russian Revolution in Central Asia
Punk Orientalism: these artists are confronting the legacy of Soviet imperialism
Smash the patriarchy with a night of feminist film from the New East
Run the world: Zeré Asylbek called out gender disparity in Kyrgyzstan and she’s only getting started
Meet the pioneers running Kyrgyzstan’s all-woman space agency
This eerie scene from a Kyrgyz sanatorium conjures the disquiet of The Shining
This kick-ass Central Asian sport is getting its own blockbuster
Check out the feminist pop anthem making waves in Kyrgyzstan
This pioneering space school for girls is launching Kyrgyzstan’s first satellite
See Central Asia’s unique Soviet architecture in all its brutal glory
The lost Soviet dream is both charming and haunting in these photos of Kyrgyzstan
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