Bombing Bukhara: Did Russia's Imperial Ghosts Spark Art Censorship In Uzbekistan?
Uzbek dissident artist Vyacheslav Akhunov faced censorship under the Soviet Union and Uzbekistan’s first president, Islam Karimov. Now he believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is behind an official decision to bar his painting from being shown in the state art museum in Tashkent.
Source: rferl.org