Guardian Cities is devoting a week to exploring the cities of the five former Soviet ‘Stans’ – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – and we want to hear from youThis week, Guardian Cities is exploring in depth the oft-ignored – and exceedingly difficult to report from – cities of the five “Stans”: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, a quarter of a century after they became independent from the former Soviet Union. The Guardian’s Moscow correspondent, Shaun Walker, is one of the few western journalists to have visited the Stans cities repeatedly, where he has documented the true social and humanitarian costs of the “trophy city” phenomenon. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Models at Kazakhstan Fashion Week in Almaty last week present a look by designer Kamila Bakh. Above all, we hope this special focus can be an opportunity to hear from readers about life in this region. Do you live in one of the Stans cities, or have you spent time there?

Source: The Guardian October 16, 2017 06:16 UTC