Multimedia: Photo Essays

Kazakhstan: The Sweet Smell of Success

March 15, 2013 - 1:20pm

by: Joanna Lillis and David Trilling

Kazakhstan

On a factory floor in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital, Almaty, a machine squirts elegant swirls of rich brown chocolate into molds and the tray clatters down the production line.
Georgia: Officials See Trade as Way to Promote Ossetian Peace

March 14, 2013 - 11:02am

by: Justyna Mielnikiewicz, Paul Rimple

Georgia

In the Georgian village of Ergneti, many still look at the South Ossetian peace process down the barrel of a gun. But villagers and the Georgian government hope that, one day, progress will be...
Mongolia: Eagle Hunting Sustains Kazakhs’ Living Legacy

January 25, 2013 - 12:22pm

by: Keith Mellnick

Kazakhstan

“It’s good, yes? It’s veeeery good!” Orisbai Shatirbai laughs giddily, as Hiran, his five-year-old golden eagle, perches over the large fox it has just caught on the Mongolian steppe.
Georgia: Living a Life Apart in Tbilisi’s Settlement for the Blind

January 24, 2013 - 1:00pm

by: Temo Bardzimashvili

Georgia

Every morning, a soup kitchen in Tbilisi's small southeastern suburban district fills up with people holding white canes in one hand and canvas bags in the other. After waiting in the line for a...
Central Asia: Photographer's "White Road" Exposes Life in White, Black, Shades of Gray

January 11, 2013 - 11:28am

by: A Book Review by David Trilling

Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Russia
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan

Anyone who’s traveled in the vast open spaces of Central Asia has heard it, or seen it plastered on roadside monuments punctuating long stretches of highway: Ak Jol in Kazakh and Kyrgyz and Oq Yol...
EurasiaNet's 2012 Photos of the Year

January 5, 2013 - 1:00pm

by: EurasiaNet

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

From the colorful bazaars of Istanbul to the felt gers of Ulaanbaatar, our contributing photojournalists have documented daily life - the struggles and the joys, the politics and sports, the...
Georgia: Where Feasting Traditions Are Movable

January 4, 2013 - 1:00pm

by: Molly Corso

Georgia

Feasting and toasting have long been an integral part of Georgia’s cultural identity. But shifting priorities mean that Georgians are redefining the custom of banquets, known as supras.
Kazakhstan: Securing the Faith in Almaty

November 12, 2012 - 8:28am

by: Dean C.K. Cox

Kazakhstan

In a plain single-story house in a northeastern suburb of Almaty, Pastor  Vasiliy Shegay brings his flock of about 50 followers to their feet in  song and prayer on a late Sunday morning. An...
Mongolia: Russians Hang on Through Post-Soviet Change

November 9, 2012 - 9:33am

by: Pearly Jacob

Mongolia

On a chilly morning recently, workers in Ulaanbaatar dislodged Mongolia’s last statue of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin from the downtown plinth where it had stood since 1954. A small group watched...
Georgia: Is Libertarian Reform Philosophy Driving Rising Wave of Labor Discontent?

October 30, 2012 - 10:31pm

by: Molly Corso

Georgia

A rusty and dilapidated century-old manganese mine is emerging as a focal point of spreading labor discontent in Georgia. A trade union leader blames the libertarian economic reform approach taken...

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