TAJIKISTAN: Everything You Need to Know
Tajikistan is one of the only countries that has gotten poorer since the end of the Soviet Union. After its Civil War in the 1990s much of its state has been captured by one man and his family.
This video is the last in a series of three about Tajikistan and it's social and historical context.
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Sources (Amazon links- I get a small commission):
Land Beyond the River: The Untold Story of Central Asia, Monica Whitlock (https://amzn.to/3Pnbyj5)
If you read only ONE book on Central Asia, let it be this one. It just gorgeous. An incredible achievement that is a joy to read.
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East, Richard Foltz (https://amzn.to/3OUqfdt)
Central Asia in World History, Peter B. Golden (https://amzn.to/4byFm43)
Azan on the Moon: Entangling Modernity along Tajikistan’s Pamir Highway, Till Mostowlansky (https://amzn.to/4s1hf4Q)
Ferghana Valley: The Heart of Central Asia, Frederick Starr (Ed.) (https://amzn.to/4rS7TIt)
Also: The Economist, Eurasia.net and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty among others
Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:00 Danghara and Rahmon
09:11 Danghara Bazaar/Road to Qurghonteppa
11:33 Tajik Politics
15:12 Sarband
21:50 Tajikistan Today
32:20 Khujand
35:39 Final thoughts