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Tag: Soviet

Silk Roads of Tajikistan Land of Mountains

Posted on July 28, 2014October 11, 2014 by Joel Oleson

Yep.  I was able to secure a visa and go to the off the radar and relatively unknown (to the west) land of Tajikistan.  If you have the opportunity to go, you should too.  My trip was really a quick one, but what was expected to be a day trip to Khujand, what I expected…

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Traveling Marvelous Minsk Belarus

Posted on November 19, 2012August 15, 2013 by Joel Oleson

It started with a tweet from a would be friend and an invite to speak in Minsk.  Would I?  Oh wow.  Minsk conjures up ideas of the old communist soviet world.  Now while still very iconic in communism I have found it very charming, and a mix of old and new.  The soviet symbols are…

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