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Emilia Sulek

Emilia Sulek

Emilia Sulek is a journalist and ethnologist of Central Asia, based in Switzerland. Her book “Trading Caterpillar Fungus in Tibet” was published in 2019.

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A Russian Priest in Kyrgyzstan Has a Parish With No Followers

A Russian Priest in Kyrgyzstan Has a Parish With No Followers

Suluktu in Kyrgyzstan is a desolate, far-flung spot of the former Soviet empire, where some remain faithful to Russia, or at least their idea of it. The Russian-speaking minority here is engulfed in a battle over control of their Orthodox heritage, while their new priest tends to an empty church.

Emilia Sulek,
Danil Usmanov