Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Why can’t Central Asia’s Fergana Valley catch a break? From Stalin’s borders to modern-day riots, explore the region where ethnic tension, bad geography, and violence just won’t go away.

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00:00 Introduction
01:04 The Central Asian Melting Pot
04:29 The Fergana Valley
07:22 Yet Another Soviet Mess
12:10 The Violence Erupts
15:01 Peace? No.
18:16 The Tensions Live On