Multimedia: Photo Essays

Georgia: Soaking Up the Dying Tradition of Massage in the Tbilisi Baths

January 27, 2012 - 6:49am

by: Justyna Mielnikiewicz, Paul Rimple

Georgia

It might not be Tbilisi’s oldest legitimate profession, but, arguably, it is its most idiosyncratic. And there are signs it may be dying out, for few people are interested in becoming masseurs in...
Kyrgyzstan: Inside the Burgeoning Rap Scene

January 13, 2012 - 12:47pm

by: David Trilling, Nate Schenkkan

Kyrgyzstan

Two skinny teenagers in oversized sweatshirts bound onto the stage, each wearing New York Yankees caps, nodding their heads in time as they call to the crowd: “Put your hands in the air! We want...
Georgia: Trying to Get a Handle on Public Works

January 9, 2012 - 9:51am

by: Molly Corso

Georgia

One can imagine that if Mikheil Saakashvili had never become the chief executive of Georgia, he would have excelled as a Donald Trump-style real estate developer.
Georgia: Billionaire Politician Plans Guggenheim-Style Museum for Georgia

November 11, 2011 - 11:18am

by: Molly Corso

Georgia

Much like his entry into Georgian politics this past October, insiders unceremoniously mocked Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili when he made his initial foray into the highbrow world of...
Armenia: Where Deforestation Is a Hidden Killer

October 24, 2011 - 11:52am

by: Anahit Hayrapetyan, Marianna Grigoryan

Armenia

Ask locals, and they’ll tell you that a 19th century mountaintop church in the southeastern region of Syunik has a dangerous allure, somewhat like the Sirens of Greek mythology.
Turkey: Betting on Wind Power, One Village at a Time

October 21, 2011 - 3:55am

by: Justin Vela

Turkey

Akbıyık, a village with 365 residents in Turkey’s western Bursa province, has a head start on the country’s plans to increase domestic energy production. The reason is simple -- it has a wind...
Afghanistan: War’s Tenth Anniversary Highlights Mixed Feelings in Kabul

October 11, 2011 - 11:55am

by: Aunohita Mojumdar

Afghanistan

As far as cautionary tales go, this one is worth noting: Afghans celebrate all their modern-age anniversaries of liberation, except one. The day of victory over the British in 1919 is commemorated...
Georgia: Betting on Clay and Kvevri for Entrée into International Wine Markets

September 30, 2011 - 2:35am

by: Giorgi Lomsadze, Temo Bardzimashvili

Georgia

It’s grape-harvesting season in the region of Kakheti, the sun-dappled epicenter of Georgian winemaking, and 57-year-old village potter Remi Kbilashvili is busy working with the latest hope for...
Kazakhstan: Lonely Lenin of the Steppe

September 23, 2011 - 11:00am

by: Ikuru Kuwajima

Kazakhstan

Somewhere on Kazakhstan’s vast steppe, about halfway between Almaty and the new capital in Astana, a statue of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin stands alone, staring at a vacant old military facility...
Mongolia: Reindeer Culture Hangs On in Far North

September 22, 2011 - 11:00am

by: Pearly Jacob

Mongolia

It’s late summer and a chill wind blows through a tiny nomad camp in northern Mongolia’s permafrost forest. Reindeer tied up outside the canvas tepees grunt and paw the ground. "It might snow....

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