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this is uzbekistan. once part of the enormous soviet union, uzbekistan is a country of arid deserts, lush mountains and ancient cities. in its long history, it's been home to many civilisations, remnants of which can still be seen today. and now its more recent past is as much of a draw. i'm starting myjourney here in tashkent, the biggest city in the whole of central asia. it's dynamic, full of young people — with almost half under the age of 30 — and it's booming. though wherever you look, you are reminded of its soviet past. so what's this impressive building? incredible. this...

in silk road legacy... it's like something from a 60s spy movie or something. it's incredible. ..where soviet influences... horns sound ..meet ancient traditions... this is amazing. i can't believe this. this is where arches would have stood. ..and vast landscapes... ..hide impressive relics. it's pretty astonishing that i'm able to still walk around here. for the best part of a century, this country has been off limits to many outsiders. but in recent years, that's been changing, and i'm on a journey to see what we've been missing out on. this is uzbekistan. 0nce part of the enormou...

once part of the enormous soviet union, uzbekistan is a country of arid deserts, lush mountains and ancient cities. in its long history, it's been home to many civilisations, remnants of which can still be seen today. and now its more recent past is as much of a draw. i'm starting myjourney here in tashkent, the biggest city in the whole of central asia. it's dynamic, full of young people — with almost half under the age of 30 — and it's booming. though wherever you look, you are reminded of its soviet past. so what's this impressive building? incredible. this is our circus. muni...

At that time, it was military tests, the focal spot... to see how military equipment can deal with extreme temperature, yes? yes, yes. for example, a simulation of nuclear power explosion, testing of protecting material of space shuttles. it works by turning 62 mirrored panels to bounce the sun onto 10,000 tiny mirrors onto the dish—shaped building. they then focus the sun's rays onto a small furnace known as the concentrator. and you can even see for yourself just how powerful the sun can be when reflected off mirrors. yeah? 0k. so you hold it... oh, look at that! immediately! within two or...

Of nuclear power explosion, testing of protecting material of space shuttles. it works by turning 62 mirrored panels to bounce the sun onto 10,000 tiny mirrors onto the dish—shaped building. they then focus the sun's rays onto a small furnace known as the concentrator. and you can even see for yourself just how powerful the sun can be when reflected off mirrors. yeah? 0k. so you hold it... oh, look at that! immediately! within two or three seconds, this stick gets to 1,000 degrees celsius. absolutely love it. the institute has lost some of its former glory.