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Soviet Union in Central Asia
![Rising Soviet Nostalgia in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan’s Young Pioneers Rising Soviet Nostalgia in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan’s Young Pioneers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-01-114438.jpg)
Rising Soviet Nostalgia in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan’s Young Pioneers
By Colleen Wood
The seemingly benign commemoration of a Soviet-era youth organization speaks to bigger debates about Kyrgyzstan’s identity.
![Soviet Central Asian Leaders Are Far From Gone Soviet Central Asian Leaders Are Far From Gone](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-21-152120.jpg)
Soviet Central Asian Leaders Are Far From Gone
By Francisco Olmos
From Kunayev to Razzakov to Rashidov, Soviet-era Central Asian leaders continue to play an important role in constructing historical narratives 30 years after independence.
![Kyrgyzstan’s Forgotten Role in World War II Kyrgyzstan’s Forgotten Role in World War II](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-08-1.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan’s Forgotten Role in World War II
By David Prentice
In total, around 365,000 Kyrgyz were mobilized by the Soviet Union to fight against Nazi Germany.
![The Soviet Union’s Collapse and Russia’s Colonial Legacy The Soviet Union’s Collapse and Russia’s Colonial Legacy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-23_16-15-35.jpg)
The Soviet Union’s Collapse and Russia’s Colonial Legacy
By Catherine Putz
The USSR’s collapse; don’t say ‘colony’; hope for an Uzbek glasnost; and more. Recommended reads.
![The Weird Case of the Uzbek Language The Weird Case of the Uzbek Language](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-07_21-45-45.jpg)
The Weird Case of the Uzbek Language
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Central Asia's history under the Soviet Union resulted in distorted nomenclature and language across the region.
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