Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Home » Archive by Author

Articles by

Soviet-era home items
Wednesday, 24 Nov, 2010 – 1:56 | No Comment
Soviet-era home items

Something I think is interesting: almost every citizen of former Soviet countries can find home items produced during the days of the USSR. Amazingly, there is usually a price written on them. This caused a …

An anecdote about fortune-tellers
Sunday, 14 Nov, 2010 – 1:00 | No Comment

People have always been tempted to know their future, which is why they’ve turned to fortune-tellers. Today it’s hard to imagine anyone taking it seriously because of all our scientific progress and our materialistic outlook, …

Will Skynet be created in Skolkovo?
Wednesday, 27 Oct, 2010 – 17:09 | No Comment

The construction of the ambitious project “Skolkovo” has begun in Russia. This scientific-technological complex is a cornerstone of a new economic policy. It’s supposed to conduct research in five areas: power engineering, information technology, telecommunications, …

Generation lost?
Thursday, 21 Oct, 2010 – 1:52 | One Comment

“From beginning of the recession in 2007, about 30 million people have lost their jobs. Without intensification of collaboration, the globe economy will have difficulties, and the number of jobs will not grow by the …

Be silent or strike?
Tuesday, 19 Oct, 2010 – 22:25 | One Comment

National strikes and mass demonstrations as consequences of financial crisis have rolled across many European countries. In order to cover budget deficits, the Parliaments of these countries have been forced to resort to unpopular measures: …