Abby Scripka @abbyscripka.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Going through the newspaper archives of southern kazakhstan newspaper and sometimes, in the midst of looking for something else, one finds themselves. 020
Abby Scripka @abbyscripka.bsky.social · 05/08/2025My first time in eastern Kazakhstan and it’s been incredible! Off to southern Kazakhstan tomorrow and sad to leave 18°C oskemen and semey for 42° Turkistan and shymkent 040
Abby Scripka @abbyscripka.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Spent the last week in mangystau exploring the incredible landscapes and sacred sites in the region. Was lucky enough or visit underground mosques and sites rarely visited and interviewed several healers (емшілер) as well about the late Soviet period. Can’t wait to share what I’ve learned! 070
Reposted by Abby ScripkaOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Brave Georgians are fighting for their future and freedom as kremlin loyal thugs are beating protesters. That’s not stopping protesters though! I stand with Georgia 🇬🇪💙💛 8135331023
Reposted by Abby ScripkaEd Schatz @edwardschatz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Fascinating new research by Hannah Chapman and Raushan Zhandayeva www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comPublic opinion toward Russia’s war against Ukraine: investigating wartime attitudes in Kazakhstan and KyrgyzstanHow have Central Asian publics reacted to Russia’s war against Ukraine? This study assesses overall attitudes toward the war in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic using survey data from the early d... 0104
Abby Scripka @abbyscripka.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Last night in Astana and have been stuffed to the brim with katama nan, manty, samsa, and baursaki 1151
Reposted by Abby ScripkaDr Diana T. Kudaibergen @dianakudaibergen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Starting Central Asian Starter Pack! Please write in comments if you want to be added/want to add someone! go.bsky.app/NGfwkUA 176729
Abby Scripka @abbyscripka.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Hello everyone! My name is Abby - I’m a doctoral candidate based in Berlin studying tengrism during perestroika. I’ve been a visiting fellow in Astana for the last few months as I’ve been doing fieldwork. I’m a lover of mountains and have been studying Central Asia for almost a decade! 3162