Tag Archives: nostalgia

Tashkent in winter: archival photographs from different years and personal memories

Tashkent in winter today is nothing like it was 20–30 years ago or earlier. Winter weather now is closer to autumn or spring. From my childhood — before school and during my school years in the 1960s–1970s — I remember above all cold winters with deep snow that stayed on the ground for a long… Read More »

How November 7 was celebrated in Uzbekistan — history, parades, and photographs

November 7 was celebrated in Uzbekistan for decades. The photos show how it was marked in 1919, 1931, 1965, 1970, 1973, and 1981. The last official celebration of November 7 in Uzbekistan took place in 1990. History of the November 7 holiday in Uzbekistan The October Revolution in Russia (then part of the empire that… Read More »