Routledge Social and Cultural Change in Central Asia - Soviet Legacy

This scholarly volume examines Soviet cultural influence and its enduring social impact across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan during and after the Soviet period. Published by Routledge as part of the Central Asia Research Forum series, the book brings together contributions from experts spanning multiple disciplines to explore topics frequently overlooked in contemporary Central Asian scholarship. The collection addresses education systems, anthropological perspectives, music and literature traditions, film studies, historical narratives, state-identity formation, and broader patterns of social transformation shaped by decades of Sovietisation and socialisation. Ideal for academics, researchers, and students of post-Soviet societies, Central Asian studies, and cultural history seeking nuanced analysis of how Soviet legacies continue to influence the region's contemporary social landscape and institutional development.