KOMOROVO, Tajikistan -- Night was falling across the Ferghana Valley in northern Tajikistan, and when the sun rose again 27-year-old Anvar Aliev was due to be married. Anvar had seen his wife-to-be ...
A lavish wedding in Moscow has drawn gasps of envious amazement even from Russians inured to garish displays of wealth. Observers of the inner workings of Central Asian politics, however, may be more ...
The following is a partner post from EurasiaNet.org. Republished with permission. A lavish wedding in Moscow has drawn gasps of envious amazement even from Russians inured to garish displays of wealth ...