Yan Matusevich
@ymatusik.bsky.social
Journalist writing about politics, culture, migration and society in Central Asia and Eurasia more broadly | PhD candidate in Anthropology at CUNY GC | en-ru-fr-de | кыргызча сүйлөйм
Words in @economist.com, @foreignpolicy.com, @eurasianet.bsky.social
Words in @economist.com, @foreignpolicy.com, @eurasianet.bsky.social
The first memes about the draconian shutdown have already landed: "A wedding hall after 22:00"
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The first memes about the draconian shutdown have already landed: "A wedding hall after 22:00"
Have gone down a rabbit hole of Chechen music from the early 90s and it's a gold mine. Only a few poor quality recordings available, but there was an interesting music scene while Dzhokhar Dudayev was still in office.
Here is Tamara Dadasheva performing a song in Arabic in 1990 on NYE in Grozny
Here is Tamara Dadasheva performing a song in Arabic in 1990 on NYE in Grozny
July 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Have gone down a rabbit hole of Chechen music from the early 90s and it's a gold mine. Only a few poor quality recordings available, but there was an interesting music scene while Dzhokhar Dudayev was still in office.
Here is Tamara Dadasheva performing a song in Arabic in 1990 on NYE in Grozny
Here is Tamara Dadasheva performing a song in Arabic in 1990 on NYE in Grozny
What a fun and wacky music video to Davron Gaipov’s Makol from 1980s
Uzbekistan’s greatest rockstar in action
Uzbekistan’s greatest rockstar in action
June 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
What a fun and wacky music video to Davron Gaipov’s Makol from 1980s
Uzbekistan’s greatest rockstar in action
Uzbekistan’s greatest rockstar in action