So much to think about in this article – notions of modernity, infrastructure and roads' roles in shaping politics, strategies to maneuver distance and precarity. Reminds me of the time I made the trip from Bishkek to Kazarman and then to Jalalabad in May
That’s how I like my identity politics analysis - thick & grounded. Enjoyed reading this ethnography
Well done!
👀 Let's be honest -- so much more wonderful research going on now than in the late Soviet period. Congratulations to @ZarryKaryptegin on your first academic article! The Soviet Union was much more than Moscow or Leningrad. (Although Leningrad was wicked co