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and England in the 19th century. So following the breakup of the Soviet Union they were eager to travel in that area. She said the new countries in Central Asia that were a part of the Soviet Union are conscious of the need to keep ties with Russia but are exploring new trade opportunities. “Mosques are springing up like mushrooms,” she said.
She said Kyrgystan was considered the Switzerland of the Soviet Union, and workers went there on vacations. “There is little nostalgia for communist ideology, but many miss the perks like housing, lifetime jobs, and free vacations,” she said. “There was predictability, now everything is uncertain.”
She said in Osh their guide was a former KGB agent. Comparing points of view with him of the war in
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