Culture & History
Victory Park Tashkent: WWII Memorial, Museum, Tickets
Victory Park Tashkent opened 9 May 2020. What the WWII memorial and Museum of Glory show, the disputed Uzbek war figures, tickets, hours and metro access.
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The people, crafts, faith and history behind what you'll see on the ground.
Culture & History
Uzbekistan Cotton History: Crop That Shaped a Nation
Cotton in Uzbekistan from 1880s American seed to Soviet quotas, the Rashidov cotton affair, the Aral Sea and the 2022 boycott lift, with sourced figures.
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Jadid Movement: Central Asia's Reform Generation
The Jadid movement: Behbudiy's 1914 play Padarkush, new-method schools, Fitrat, the 1917-1924 hopes, the 1938 purge, and where to find Jadid traces today.
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Alexander in Sogdiana: The 329–327 BCE Campaign
Alexander in Sogdiana, 329–327 BCE: Maracanda, Spitamenes' revolt, the Sogdian Rock and Roxana, and which sites in Uzbekistan genuinely connect to him.
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Genghis Khan in Uzbekistan: What 1220 Left Standing
Genghis Khan in Uzbekistan, 1219–1221: Otrar, Bukhara, Samarkand and Gurganj as Juvaini told it, why the death tolls don't add up, and what survived.
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The Russian Conquest of Turkestan, 1865 to 1876
How Russia took Tashkent, Samarkand, Khiva and Kokand between 1865 and 1876, why the cotton story doesn't hold up, and where the split cities still show.
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Timurid Renaissance: Samarkand, Herat and What Remains
The Timurid Renaissance ran from Ulugh Beg's star tables to Bihzad and Navoi in Herat and ended in 1507. Here's what of it you can still see in Uzbekistan.
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Article 126-1: Uzbekistan's Domestic Violence Law in Practice
Domestic violence became a crime in Uzbekistan in April 2023. What Article 126-1 says, what court data since then show, and where critics see gaps.
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Polygamy Law in Uzbekistan: Banned Since the 1920s
Uzbekistan has punished polygamy since Soviet times. Since October 2023, even promoting a second wife is an offence. What the law says and how it's used.
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Decree 589: Uzbekistan's 200-Guest Wedding Law
Uzbekistan caps weddings at 200 guests and bans customs like kuyov navkari and sep yoydi. What Resolution 589 says, what each custom is, and why.