On October 11, 2012, The Rethink Institute held a discussion about the politics of identity in Tajikistan with His Excellency Nuriddin T. Shamsov, Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan; Marlene Laruelle, Research Professor of International Affairs, The George Washington University; Vladimir Fedorenko, Research Fellow, Rethink Institute. The discussion was moderated by Bayram Balci, Visiting Scholar, Middle

Central Asia: From Ethnic to Civic Nationalism
- March 2012
- Vladimir Fedorenko
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Recently there was a wave of celebration of the 20th anniversary of independence in all Central Asian states, yet their nation building process is not complete and the perception of the national identity is still distorted. By its nature national identity

