Extreme Continental: Blowing Hot and Cold Through Central Asia
by Giles Whittell
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Following nearly a century of Soviet rule, Central Asia, surrounded by Russia, Iran and China, and sealed off by mountain ranges, is comparatively little-known in the West. When the USSR broke up in 1991 the five republics which had been artificially created by the Russians - Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirghizstan and Kazakhstan - were released and emerged as autonomous entities. They are now accessible to the independent tourist.Tags
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- Important places
- Central Asia
- Original language
- English
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- Nonfiction, Travel, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 915.804 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Asia Central Asia
- LCC
- DK854 .W47 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics – Poland History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics Local history and description Soviet Central Asia. West Turkestan
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