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Travelogue: KYRGYZSTAN

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I was fortunate to visit Kyrgyzstan on three different occasions for my work, first as a consultant with the Academy for Educational Development and twice again as manager of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program. Work didn’t allow much time to explore the country, but my wife and I were able to make a side trip to the famed (at least in that part of the world) Lake Issyk Kul and cover the capital, Bishkek, in the evenings. Despite a revolution that briefly brought it world attention (and which I found myself in the midst of on my third visit), Bishkek is a friendly, laid-back city, one of our favorites in Central Asia. And it’s home to the best pizza I’ve ever tasted, at Dolce Vita.

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My top ten favorite full-length Russian-language films:

1. Ирония судьбы, или с легким паром! (The Irony of Fate, or With Light Steam!)
2. Белое солнце пустыни (White Sun of the Desert)
3. Москва слезам не верит (Moscow Doesn’t Believe Tears)
4 (tie). Статский советник (Councilor of State)
4 (tie). Турецкий гамбит (Turkish Gambit)
6. Особенности национальной охоты (Specialties of the National Hunt)
7. Служебный роман (Office Romance)
8. Белый Бим черное ухо (White Bim, Black Ear)
9. Про Красную Шапочку (About Little Red Riding Hood)
10 (tie). Афоня (Afonya)
10 (tie). Старики-разбойники (Old Guys-Bandits)

 

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