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Soviet Union
![A Soviet Legacy: Solving the Problem of Nationalities A Soviet Legacy: Solving the Problem of Nationalities](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-30_16-54-25.jpg)
A Soviet Legacy: Solving the Problem of Nationalities
By Catherine Putz
Modern Central Asian states, like their Soviet predecessor, like to overemphasize ethnic harmony.
![The Geopolitics of India and Russia’s Disparate Interests The Geopolitics of India and Russia’s Disparate Interests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-27_19-56-22.jpg)
The Geopolitics of India and Russia’s Disparate Interests
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
How much do Indian and Russian interests converge in the 21st century?
![Khrushchev’s Fate and China’s Future Khrushchev’s Fate and China’s Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-23_19-01-06.jpg)
Khrushchev’s Fate and China’s Future
By Joseph Torigian
What Xi Jinping can learn from Khrushchev's struggles with reform in the Soviet Union.
![The Mysterious Sale of Mongolia's Erdenet Mine The Mysterious Sale of Mongolia's Erdenet Mine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-08_18-06-27.jpg)
The Mysterious Sale of Mongolia's Erdenet Mine
By Lkhagva Erdene and Sergey Radchenko
The sale of Russia's stake in one of the world's largest copper mines raised unanswered questions.
![Pointing to Perestroika: Explaining Social Unrest in Tajikistan Pointing to Perestroika: Explaining Social Unrest in Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-15_16-45-43.jpg)
Pointing to Perestroika: Explaining Social Unrest in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
The glasnost–democratization–nationalism argument for unrest in newly-independent Tajikistan leaves out economic factors.
![Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 3 Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 3](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-21_12-14-51.jpg)
Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 3
By Victoria Kim
In the final chapters, the mystery of Fedor Lee is solved and some of the Uzbek Koreans return to North Korea.
![Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 2 Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 2](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-13_20-47-55.jpg)
Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 2
By Victoria Kim
The story continues as the Koreans transition through life in forced labor camps to building new lives in Uzbekistan.
![Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 1 Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 1](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-07_15-10-03.jpg)
Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 1
By Victoria Kim
Victoria Kim, in looking into her own history, dives into the story of how Koreans came to Uzbekistan.
![Kyrgyz President Warns of Modern Fascists in Russia Kyrgyz President Warns of Modern Fascists in Russia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-09_15-13-24.jpg)
Kyrgyz President Warns of Modern Fascists in Russia
By Catherine Putz
Victory Day in Central Asia this year was a more subdued affair, with requiems instead of parades.
![How Mao Zedong Benefited From the Cuban Missile Crisis How Mao Zedong Benefited From the Cuban Missile Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-07_18-08-25.jpg)
How Mao Zedong Benefited From the Cuban Missile Crisis
By Robert Farley
The Chinese role in Cuba during the Cold War paid dividends domestically for Mao Zedong.
![Tajikistan Wastes Time Renaming Towns Tajikistan Wastes Time Renaming Towns](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-03_17-13-47.jpg)
Tajikistan Wastes Time Renaming Towns
By Catherine Putz
What’s in a name? The city edition.
![Can China Fix Central Asia's Soviet Rail Legacy? Can China Fix Central Asia's Soviet Rail Legacy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-13_16-49-17.jpg)
Can China Fix Central Asia's Soviet Rail Legacy?
By Catherine Putz
Soviet infrastructure linked the region only to Moscow, will Chinese infrastructure start connecting it to the world?