Uzbekistan

My Uzbek Itinerary and Budgetary Notes (December 2023)

This ‘trip report’ of mine, for the lack of a better word, will differ from the previous ones. As this Uzbekistan trip was part of a larger plan that involved two other destinations in southern Kazakhstan, and as I could not find the time to be extra careful with my documentation for all the payments […]

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The Soviet Tashkent: A Tale of Socialist Architecture and Mosaics

Due to the earthquake of 1966 that truly devastated the city, Tashkent today bears the mark of Soviet architecture ever so visibly, as it was rebuilt post haste by orders from Moscow following the disaster. Though some mosaics and buildings, as well as a few statues did not fare well, either due to passing of

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