Tajikistan is one of the only countries that has gotten poorer since the end of the Soviet Union. After its Civil War in the 1990s much of its state has been captured by one man and his family.
This video is the last in a series of three about Tajikistan and it's social and historical context.
Sources:
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East, Richard Foltz
Central Asia in World History, Peter B. Golden
Azan on the Moon: Entangling Modernity along Tajikistan’s Pamir Highway, Till Mostowlansky
Ferghana Valley: The Heart of Central Asia, Frederick Starr (Ed.)
Land Beyond the River: The Untold Story of Central Asia, Monica Whitlock
Also: The Economist, Eurasia.net and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty among others
Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:00 Danghara and Rahmon
09:11 Danghara Bazaar/Road to Qurghonteppa
11:33 Tajik Politics
15:12 Sarband
21:50 Tajikistan Today
32:20 Khujand
35:39 Final thoughts