📉 Record-Breaking Strength of the Uzbek Soum and the Iran Factor: How the Middle East Could Impact the Dollar Exchange Rate in Uzbekistan

23/06/2025

A chart of the U.S. dollar exchange rate fluctuations in Uzbekistan over the past year, including the sharp drop in June 2025

In recent days, two major topics have dominated conversations in Uzbekistan — the record appreciation of the national currency and the escalating tensions in the Middle East, particularly involving Iran. As the U.S. dollar rate fell to 12,559 soums — its lowest level since July 2024 — both the public and businesses are increasingly curious… Read More »

📰Uzbekistan MFA advises citizens against traveling to Israel and Iran after U.S. strikes on Iran

23/06/2025

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Political map of the Middle East with Iran and Israel

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan has urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Israel and Iran following U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran. Uzbekistan also expressed deep concern and called on all parties in the region to achieve peace through negotiations. This was reported on Sunday by the MFA spokesperson on his… Read More »

Uzbek Citizen Captured by Ukrainian Forces: Story of Capture and Interrogation Video

23/06/2025

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Uzbek citizen Umit, captured by Ukrainian forces, speaking during interrogation

Uzbek national captured by the AFU — Ukrainian soldiers have taken into custody another citizen of Uzbekistan who fought on the Russian side. A video of his interrogation, where he describes his journey to the front line, has already surfaced online. In the footage, the Uzbek prisoner, dressed in military uniform, answers questions posed by… Read More »

Tamerlane’s Gate and the Il-18 Crash (+many old photos and a picture) – travelling in Uzbekistan

10/04/2025

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Тамерлановы Ворота: старое фото ущелья с рекой Санзар

Tamerlane’s Gate is the most famous gorge in Uzbekistan, or rather its narrowest part, located in the western part of the Pamir-Alay (a mountain system in the southeast of Central Asia). The Sanzar River flows through the gorge, which separates the Malguzar and Nuratau ranges. The gorge is located on the way from Tashkent to… Read More »

Learn Basic Russian Greetings and Phrases for a Coffee Shop Visit

02/02/2025

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Russian conversation in a coffee shop with greetings and audio

Learn How to Say “Hello”, “Yes”, and “No” in Russian — with Real-Life Café Dialogues and Audio Would you like to learn how to say hello, yes, and no in Russian? Want to practice short and simple Russian dialogues that you could use in a real café or coffee shop? This lesson is perfect for… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #16 In the classroom in Uzbek, with audio

13/03/2024

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What do we say in an Uzbek lesson? What do we say in Uzbek in class? What phrases are most used? What verbs? We’ll build simple dialogues (which will be useful not only in the classroom). In this lesson, as in others, audio is from native Uzbek speakers. As usual, part of the lesson from… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #15 Things in the classroom, with audio

12/03/2024

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Класс в современной школе Узбекистана с девочками и мальчиками, стиль мультфильм, краски. Художник ИИ/ / A class in a modern Uzbek school from AI

How in Uzbek to call objects that that we find in almost every classroom? How to ask about these items? We can learn about it from my 15th lesson. The lesson, like others, contains audio from native Uzbek speakers. As usual, part of the lesson from my Uzbek language tutorial is available to everyone, and part is… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #14 The Uzbek alphabet, abbreviations, with audio

10/03/2024

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O’zbek alifbosi (or alfaviti) is translated as the Uzbek alphabet. What letters do Uzbeks have? How many letters are there in the Uzbek language? How many of them are vowels? Cyrillic or Latin? How do the letters of the Uzbek Cyrillic and Latin alphabet relate to each other? What do the most popular abbreviations, or… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #13 Listening and speaking, with audio

08/03/2024

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In Lesson 13 from my Uzbek language tutorial, we listen and speak in Uzbek a lot. We understand by ear the difference between -dan and -da. We ask questions in Uzbek like “Where is he from?”, “Where is it?”, “Is he from Egypt?” and we also answer them in Uzbek. In the new lesson, as… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #12 The letters of the Uzbek alphabet u, y, я, ё, ю, with audio

05/03/2024

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Буквы узбекского алфавита u, y, я, ё, ю в словах/ The letters of the Uzbek alphabet u, y, я, ё, ю in words

The letters of the Uzbek alphabet u, y, я, ё, ю (Latin and Cyrillic) and words with them are the topic of our lesson today. What Latin letters are used to write я, ё, ю and what Cyrillic letters used to denote u and y. In the new lesson, as in others, there is audio… Read More »