Saka and Scythians through the Eyes of Cherilus The author of the poem "Persica," the ancient Greek poet ...
Nature
Aspiolucius esocinus - The Asp The asp is considered a river inhabitant. It is endemic to Central Asia. A fairly large ...
Internal Political Struggle of the Usuns for Supreme Power The internal political history of the Usuns is a story of ...
Lin Lin is a warm-loving, slow-growing, sedentary, typically bottom-dwelling fish. Its structure somewhat resembles ...
Usuns This text will discuss the people of the Usuns. Few Central Asian-Kazakh ethnonyms have such a long history. ...
Golyanka - Phoxinus phoxinus In Kyrgyzstan, there are two subspecies of this small fish — the Issyk-Kul golyanka and ...
The Disgraced Monk with Seditious Prayer Beads In early May 1853, in the cold cell of the St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra ...
Pike A widely distributed species, it lives in large and small rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and ponds, preferring clean ...
Silver Crucian Carp -- Carassius auratus gibelio This species has been artificially bred in the water bodies of ...
Sakas The ancient herders who inhabited Central Asia left no historical writings. The ancient Greeks wrote more about ...
Carp Cyprinus carpio In the dorsal fin III—IV, scales in the lateral line 35—39. In the republics of Central Asia and ...
Talas Naked Osman The coloration of the Talas naked osman is quite beautiful. It can be easily recognized by its small ...