central asia

Why Do We Travel? On Erika Fatland’s ‘Sovietistan’

Why Do We Travel? On Erika Fatland’s ‘Sovietistan’

Social anthropologist Erika Fatland eschews many of the clichés of Post-Soviet travel writing, providing an incident-packed trip to a vast, often-overlooked region in Sovietistan.

Kambar Kalendarov and Kutman Sultanbekov: JAW

Various Artists: The Rough Guide to the Music of Afghanistan

Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo: Eternal

Mamer: Eagle