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ANOR is a series of short monographs on the history and culture of Muslim Central Asia. The volumes deal with various topics related to this region such as history, literature, anthropology.
This study examines private homebuilding as a specific conflict-laden form of urbanization in post-Second World War Soviet Central Asia, based on the example of Samarkand. It elucidates the neglected role of private initiatives in Soviet urban planning and housing policy, which it describes as a tension-filled realm of conflicting interests, urban development tasks, and pressures.
The ethnological study describes the situation of Tajiki men, who undertake migration to Russia for economic reasons. “Going to Moscow” means becoming a migrant worker. The clash between a young man’s implicit expectations and the reality of his experiences in Russia turns managing migrant life into a challenge whose outcome is determined by his personal maturity as well as his family status.