Picture Postcards: Sky over Kyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanTopics of the World September 2, 2013 Today’s sky photo was taken by our contributor, Celia, who sends this caption Heavy clouds roll in [...]
My first trip ArgentinaAustraliaCosta RicaIndiaKyrgyzstanMalaysiaRomaniaTopics of the WorldTravelTurkey August 15, 2012 2 It’s summer in the Northern hemisphere, so probably many of you are thinking about holidays, or at [...]
PocketCultures world tour: best of 2011 Across culturesArgentinaAustraliaBrazilCanadaCosta RicaFranceHong KongIndiaIraqIrelandJapanKyrgyzstanNew ZealandNigeriaPhilippinesPortugalTopics of the WorldTurkeyUKUSA December 31, 2011 1 Happy New Year! Our roundup of 2011 begins with a reminder that 1st January is not the [...]
Kyrgyzstan: A blend of Russia and native Kyrgyz culture, now evolving into its own unique identity Across culturesKyrgyzstanPeople of the WorldRussia November 10, 2011 2 Today, we introduce you to Nargiza Ryskulova. Nargiza is one of our regional Pocket Cultures contributors, who [...]
5 interesting facts about Kyrgyzstan Fun factsKyrgyzstanTopics of the World November 4, 2011 Here are a few facts about the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan. 1) There are over 88 [...]
Defining Kyrgyz Identity HistoryKyrgyzstanPeopleTopics of the World October 28, 2011 1 The fact that I find it difficult to define myself as a Kyrgyz person occurred to me [...]
Traditional and modern: two Kyrgyz weddings CelebrationsKyrgyzstanReligionTopics of the World August 3, 2011 5 In Kyrgyz culture marriage is one of the most important decisions and acts of person’s life. Family [...]
From our contributors: 4 July ArgentinaBlogs of the WorldCanadaIndiaJapanKyrgyzstanPolandPortugalRomaniaSpain July 4, 2011 Since our contributors around the world often post about their countries on their own blogs, we thought [...]
My City: Bishkek KyrgyzstanPeopleTopics of the WorldTravel April 27, 2011 1 I have got very diverse relationships with places, each city or village either loves me or not, [...]
“Long Distance love” – a film about love and more EconomyKyrgyzstanMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World March 23, 2011 4 The Kyrgyz documentary film “Long Distance love” was filmed by Swedish team Magnus Gerttenom and Ellen Jonsson. [...]
The film “Almaz” as a personification of Kyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World March 9, 2011 Elnura Osmonalieva’s “Almaz” is the first full-length documentary filmed in Kyrgyzstan in the past fifteen years. Directed [...]
Different faces of Bishkek Blogs of the WorldKyrgyzstan March 8, 2011 Written by a group of journalism students from the University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek [...]