Librarian/Curator for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies
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UCLA Program on Central Asia
- UCLA Program on Central AsiaThis page offers links to the Program on Central Asia's activities, including short films and announcements of lectures.
Central Asian Studies
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Welcome to the UCLA Library's research guide for Central Asia. This guide serves as a comprehensive portal to electronic resources related to this historically rich and diverse region, often associated with the ancient Silk Road. Focusing on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan, this guide connects you to a wide array of scholarly e-resources. Explore online dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, databases, indexes, e-book and journal collections, as well as online archives, image repositories, and maps. Please note that while some resources are freely available, others are subscription services provided by the UCLA Library, so remote access may be necessary when accessing from off-campus.
Country Profiles
News and Media
- Altinorda / Алтынорда"News and culture. Russian, English, Kazakh."
- Azattyq TVSee also their Youtube.
- Forbes KazakhstanIn Russian.
- Kazakhstan TodayIn Russian, Kazakhstan, and English.
- Khabar News"News and original programming on Kazakh culture. Founded by the first president's daughter, Dariga Nazarbayeva, and owned by the Ministry of Information and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan." Here is their Youtube.
- Kursiv MediaNews and society offered in Russian, English, and Kazakh.
- Massaget KZSee also their Youtube.
- Novosti KazakhstanNews in Russian or Kazakh
- Reg TVRussian language TV news
- Sputnik KazakhstanNews, sports, society, economy, politics. In Russian and Kazakh.
- Zakon.kzNews, sports, society. Multi-media. Russian.
- InternewsLocal journalism
- KLOOP"Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia funded journalism and training for journalist. Comprehensive journalistic pieces on social issues."
- Kyrgyzstan: Revolution Revisited"Eurasia Net's close look at the Tulip Revolution, how it affected people's lives, and what it has meant for politics in Kyrgyzstan."
- Storyscapes Osh"An interactive project which provides rich insight into the Osh 2010 violence that left 500 people dead, and how life has changed since then."
- Zamandash PressIn Russian, Kyrgyz, and English
- SafinaState-sponsored TV and news
- GundogarThe Gundogar news website was opened on December 10, 2001 by the founder of the People's Democratic Movement of Turkmenistan Boris Shikhmuradov.
- TDHTurkmen state news service.
- Turkmenistan GazetaState magazine in English and Russian
- Pravda VostokaNews in Russian
- PodrobnoVideo and text news in Russian, English, and Uzbek.
- Uzbekistan TodayNews in English, Russian, and Uzbek
- Uyghur American Association"Established in 1998, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) is a non-partisan organization with the chief goals of promoting and preserving Uyghur culture, and supporting the right of Uyghur people to use peaceful, democratic means to determine their own political futures."
- Reporters Without Borders ChinaReporters Without Borders regularly reveals the detention of journalists in the region and the blackout of news websites.
- World Uyghur Congress"The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is an international organisation that represents the collective interest of the Uyghur people both in East Turkistan and abroad."
- AnalystJohns Hopkins based English global journal devoted to analysis of the current issues facing the Central Asia-Caucasus region.
- Eurasia.netNews and resources on Armenia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan from the Soros Foundations Network.
- Transitions OnlineNews website covering Central Asia and Eastern Europe