Turan Tales
Turan Tales
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Turan Tales is a weekly podcast covering underreported stories of people, politics and social change in Central Asia by journalist and author Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska turantales.substack.com
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The podcast focuses on underreported stories related to people, politics, and social change in Central Asia, featuring episodes that delve into topics like elite power struggles in Uzbekistan, the legacy of Soviet nuclear testing in Kazakhstan, and the challenges faced by journalists reporting in the region. Specific episodes examine the violent infighting among Uzbekistan's elites as well as the lasting health impacts of radiation exposure on local populations.
Turan Tales is a weekly podcast covering underreported stories of people, politics and social change in Central Asia by journalist and author Agnieszka Pikulicka
This week, we’re talking about the much-maligned but also much-overused concept of the “post-Soviet”. To unpack this term, we are joined by Erica Marat, a Washington DC-based academic, originally from Kyrgyzstan.
Her research focuses on organised crime, violence, mobilisation, and security institutions in Central Asia, North Asia, and Europe. She is the author of several books, most recently Decolonial Disruptions in Central Asia: Discussion, Practices, and Networks (Cambridge University Press, 2026), co-authored with Aizada Arystanbek.
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