Turan Tales
Agnieszka PikulickaLong form newsletter and podcast covering underreported stories from Central Asia by journalist and author Agnieszka Pikulicka
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 60 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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Episode 45: Is “post-Soviet” still relevant?
The right (Soviet) bank of Astana, 2025 (PHOTO/Agnieszka Pikulicka)
Hi all,
In academia, in journalism and sometimes in activist circles we can still hear about the “post-Soviet space”. Things and places are described as post-Soviet if th...
Episode 44: Why does China have an image problem in Central Asia?
(PHOTO/Bradley Jardine)
Hi all,
Welcome back! I took a month off to rest, enjoy the sunshine, and think about the future of Turan Talks. It’s great to be back though. I missed work, I missed Almaty, and I definitely missed talking about C...
A well-deserved summer break
Hi all,
As summer settles in, Turan Tales is taking a short break for the month of July. This year has been eventful and rewarding, but also exhausting for our small and hard-working team.
We’ll be back in August with new interviews, aud...
Can Tajikistan fix Central Asia’s water crisis?
A view over the Rogun dam, to be completed in the early 2030s. Tajikistan, May 2026 (PHOTO/Agnieszka Pikulicka)
This story is part of our series of audio features - also available as long reads - made possible by the International Press In...
Episode 43: Has Islam ever posed a threat to the Uzbek state?
Samarkand, 2019 (PHOTO/Agnieszka Pikulicka)
Hi all,
If I had to pick one book about Uzbekistan that I would recommend to everyone, it would be The Vanishing Generation: Faith and Uprising in Modern Uzbekistan by Bagila Bukharbaeva, an Uzb...
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Journalist focusing on Eastern Europe & Central Asia | Founder of Turan Tales | Author of "Nowy Uzbekistan" (in Polish) | Words: Reuters, AJE, AP, the Guardian, FP
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