MEET THE STANS -- episodes 3&4: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Please visit www.simonreeve.co.uk for more information.
Simon Reeve travels through Central Asia in this four-part BBC TV series, shown on BBC2, BBC World and by broadcasters internationally. The adventure took Simon from the far north-west of Kazakhstan, by the Russian border, east to the Chinese border, south through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the edge of Afghanistan, and west to Uzbekistan and the legendary Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara.
The Guardian said it was 'a thrilling postcard from the edge'
The Times said: 'Simon Reeve's journey through Kazakhstan is a first-class Boys Own adventure on film and illuminating too. I can't imagine anyone switching off who stays for the first five minutes.'
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SIMON REEVE is an adventurer, TV presenter and New York Times bestselling author with a passion for travel, current affairs, history, conservation and the environment. He has been around the world three times for the BBC series Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, and Tropic of Cancer, and has travelled extensively in more than 100 countries. Simon's last journey around the Tropic of Cancer enthralled millions and was described by The Times of London as: "a real gem...Reeve is in a class of his own". Readers of a leading travel magazine voted it their favourite TV series. Simon, who is an ambassador for the nature conservation organisation WWF, has been awarded a One World Broadcasting Trust award for an "outstanding contribution to greater world understanding". His books include Tropic of Capricorn (published by BBC Books), and The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the future of terrorism, which warned of a new age of apocalyptic terrorism, and was the first in the world on bin Laden and al Qaeda. Originally published in 1998 it has been a New York Times bestseller. Simon has contributed to other studies into organised crime, terrorism, biological warfare and corruption. His book One Day in September: the story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre was published in 2000. The film of the same name, narrated by the actor Michael Douglas, won an Oscar for best feature documentary.
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You can find out more information on Simon's journeys, and see more of Simon's films, at his website: www.simonreeve.co.uk or at / shootandscribble
Thanks for watching!
May peace, water, wealth & health come to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan & people... all over the world.
A mate of mine is called Stan. Stan Smith. I will be seeing him in the pub tonight. I was rather disappointed not to see him in this film.
+Alan Heath xD
+Alan Heath Might have been filming American Dad. But great joke I have two friends called stan I call them uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
This Simon Reeve got a very good digestive system, even after eating and drinking so much local food like ice cream, camel milk, he does not seem to have develop any stomach or diarrhea problem.....
Agreed - I suffered the “Tajik trots” for the first few days I was in Tajikistan. Manageable, but left me feeling a little delicate 😂
That woman is so sweet. I admire her very much
I wish I could visit Samarkand and Bukhara! What beautiful cities.
Hope you managed to go there, I was there in 2019. Pretty cheap in the country and parts of the towns do look like the pictures you find online, while some parts of town probably look like you would picture Afghanistan.
I was there June/July this year 2024 Beautiful safe Country. Love it will definitely Return
Thanks for posting this. I'm guessing that when Simon was filming these, it wasn't possible for him to enter Turkmenistan?
Apart from some of the sound issues this was a great program. It would be great if Simon could go and redo this region again as so much has change since he was last there and maybe do if Turkmenistan this time if possible.
Watched both episodes of this documentary. Seems like Tajiks are very nice, simple, and open people. Perhaps also humbler than the rest of the Stan people .
Great documentary ! It´s a pity that Turkmenistan misses here :-/
my right ear is feeling lonely... my left ear wants to hear the narrator too!! #stereoyougotitwrong
Simon reeve is the best travel journalist in the world. A remarkable Man.
That fortune teller's eyebrows are crazy huge.
7:45 what about this guy!?
very interesting, sadly no other documentaries of the great countries.
The guide can be a good politicians. She speaks what is in her mind.
i was not expecting to see Yulduz - that was awesome! I love her music!
All the Stans have almost the same culture. Beautiful countries and wonderful people.
I really like the comment of the Tajik Police man "We are poor but not criminals."
Does the Uzbek tour guide look like a younger version of the Kazak tour guide from episode 1 to anyone else?
agree ! some connection somewhere !
Thank you Simon Reeve and Will Daws for painting a chaotic and unfavorable image of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. I'm sure Uzbeks and Tajiks really appreciate all of the great "shock-factor" video journalism you produce about their countries.
What would you prefer? An idealistic falsity? I think there are plenty of nice things shown about the stan's in this series, it's made me want to visit them anyway, the people seem very warm.
One question comes up for me after watching this, if all these countries are predominately Muslim (80 percent or more) why is drinking vodka and other alcohol so prevalent?
yes you are right but there are some people who drinks but it does not mean that every body there are drinks Vodka.
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Yeah I'd really like to go visit Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. . . one day.
Most of the people of Uzbekistan are Persian, but we didn't hear their voice in your report. Anyway, all in all, it was great. Thank you.
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Love you Tajiki! UK sends it's love.
It's horrible that I found this video after 15 years I trusted this bastard
The ones who says I'm uzbek or tajik do not have to forget that just Islam (religion) can help them to live in a justice life>>>
That is the best ending to a documentary I have watched. An unknown group of dedicated Beatles fans actually get to play their dream. I was so happy to see this happen for them.
2:04 thats my brother in the red shirt
SAMARKAND AND BUKHARA TAJIKLANDS THANKS TO SIMON REEVE FOR THIS GREAT VIDEO,
Qotagimi eninge tiq Auzinga Sikeyin kanjik
There are so much to see and understand… thank you mr Simon for exploring and sharing to the world ..
Outstanding report. Thank you!
Im TAJIK and im proud!!!!!!!!!
And your name is russian.
that tajik driver i must say he is very funny and a nice old fella...may GOD bless him.... keep smiling
Let's not forget when this programme was made. A lot of things have changed since then.
Tajıkstan looks lıke ıt has amazıng landscapes. That lake was just absolutely breath takıng. I wonder ıf tourısts would be allowed to swım there. It looks lıke a place I would really enjoy for a nature exploratıon holıday.
It is amazing. I went there in Nov/Dec 2021. That lake is the result of the Nurek dam, the largest in Tajikistan. Beautiful place, with a nice market nearby too. The mountains on the Afghan border are fantastic. I had to stop at Wanj, because going further east meant potentially coming across political violence. It was the weirdest day I’ve experienced being on my travels. Dushanbe, Kulob, Khujand, and the Zerafshan range are all worth visiting. I just regret not being able to see Khorog, Karakul and Iskanderkul 😢
Uzbekistan❤️
these videos are great. thank you.
Thats why we have to all united with our lands, im Tajik from Samarkand.
Great documentary. This is why I love BBC.
I will travel to Uzbekistan soon.
+CWTHenrik when you do, do not exchange the dollar for less than 4500 som per dollar. They will try to rip you off
This is more of a political documentary, rather than a cultural one ( what I hoped for).
Thank you for uploading this wonderful documentary.
You did a great job hosting it. (:
man this program was the best
Well done on getting such an in depth access. Great documentary, albeit a tad bit dark.... Some signs of ignorance here and there but that's what cultivated controversy evident in the range of comments below. Great Work.
Getting a decent haircut and taking care of his hair, would be a lot nicer for us to watch him.
i read a statistic that many of the citizens in uzbekistan and tajikstan have a lot of perian in them going back over the centuries. i guess many still hold onto many old persian cultural traditions.
Thank you. Great video. You are smart and respectful. I wish you all the best.
Uzbekistan is by far the most populous and urban nation among the the 5 ex-soviet central asian stans.
***** Ok Borat thanks for the update
I read that according to the BBC, Simon Reeve and co. tried applying for entry into Turkmenistan more than a couple times, and were refused every time.
:( Uzbekistan and Uzbek deserve more than this. I hope democracy soon come to this country. I become sad when see this talented people live in poverty and want to leave their homeland. Condition of Iran is the same too unfortunately. I as a Iranian like people of central Asia because we have had long history together. God bless u sisters and brothers.
36:00 Very surprising that the boy could speak some English. You'd think that in a country that remote and far from the west that he'd know Russian or Chinese, and heck maybe he does, but certainly not English. These countries have always fascinated me since I was a boy and I used to imagine traveling through them being in this sort of "hidden other world".
They all have such an interesting dichotomy in them; there are white people, asians, and middle easterners (I assume that latter at least) living together believing in Islam but yet there is clearly a strong divide here between this and a stereotypical middle eastern country with strict Muslim laws. You've got an odd mix of races, some dressed very traditional others very western, living together in what I believe most of the world would consider the middle of nowhere, with strong pulls between Islamic, Russian, and Western influence. Yet for the most part things seem so laid back and I often feel while watching this like they are in the 80s or 90s with their technology and style. All around such beautiful and presumably mostly untouched land, simply fascinating. I'm really grateful for this documentary!
+Chazz Drawer6 The boy could speak English because Samarkand and Bukhara are touristic cities. Lots of people in those cities can speak English because it is the way of living.
Besides, most uzbeks are well-educated like me.
Good to hear from someone from the region. Thanks!
Great work Simon, amazing video got great information about this little known countries .
These are really entertaining, educational, and very well-done... but why, in the beginning narration, does he say "dominated by Islam" as if it's a negative thing in and of itself?
I think it's a bit weird too.
EarendilUndomiel
yeah...weird.
Probably just the tone of voice he was using in the intro haha. The documentary overall paints Islam as a peaceful religion and clearly distinguishes the majority of Islams as being separate from the extremist cells. As a resident of the US I am personally glad to see something that is more accurate to the realities of Islamic peoples than the stereotypical violent image presented in the media here.
squidrick9042 Good point, which is why it makes his ominous tone seem even more odd lol.
I think it's simply because most viewers wouldn't know that. It doesn't sound judgemental to me.
I was in this region in 2019, and visited Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan has since changed its leader. They still have a police presence in a way that I have never seen anywhere else, but they are definitely becoming more democratic. Kyrgyzstan is definitely poorer than the other 2 and their locals are always happy to try to strike up a conversation, even though very few speak English. Kazhakstan has since I was there changed leader, and it felt a bit authoritarian, in certain ways more and in certain ways less than Uzbekistan. I hope to revisit Kyrgystan in the future and also hope to visit Tadjikistan and maybe Turkmenistan.
Thank you very much for the video!
Phitz Hearne is a lousy dubbing mixer. The sound is terrible.
You can totally do. But you have to contact the tourist agencies there to get a formal allowance. It is considered as a strategic object, therefore secured.
they really could block out the audio if they are gonna traslate it, i cant really hear any translations
I miss soviet times, when everyone was happy and all people were polite and nice.
at 36:50 she is using the poetry of hafez , not quran .
poetry of hafez is read in the entire persian speaking world ( i.e. iran , tajikstan , afghanistan)
I can't tell if Uzbeks are more middle eastern, like Tajikistan or asian like Kazakhstan and China...
I think because we were not converted by the sword, we came from north east Asia and conquered the Muslims that was living there. We chose the religion and converted overselves and chose the branch of Islam that of which respected the culture and tradition which is different than most of the rest of muslim areas.
this is a great documetary
I actually didnt get to enjoy this video simply because of two reasons: 1. western journalist thinks the world owes it to them and all they do is to make other cultures and countries look horrible. 2. People in other countries give western journalists importance. Can you imagine any of the journalists from "stans" would be given importance if they were to go to the US or UK?
Rohit84up
borat was from Uzbekistan
hoopaj00 Borat is from Kazakhstan, not Uzbekistan.
GreenHornet553
he's from the UK... Which says a lot about the UK...
I know the actor Sacha Baron Cohen is from the UK. I'm pointing out that the character he plays in Borat is from Kazakhstan, and not from Uzbekistan.
as quoted from wikipedia: -stan, a Persian suffix meaning "home of", "place of"
for example tajikistan would mean home of tajiks and so on
im from india and i would love to visit these countries as soon as i finish college... i hope so :)
10:39 this part I found very interesting. Billiards 🎱 becoming illegal
fantastic program. greetings from Ireland.
This series is only about the former SSRs in the east. Turkmenistan, I believe, has closed borders.
i wish these countries the best
There's only one Persian Stan - Tajikistan. The rest are Turkic Stans. And in this region (former USSR Stans), he's missing only Turkmenistan. He covered 4 out of 5 countries. Yeah, it's strange that he missed Turkmenistan but considering what kind of government they have over there, i'm not surprised.
Uzbekistan is the best place to be!!, you know before I thought that in EU is better then in Uzbekistan!!, I wanted to study here so much, but when I arrived studying I saw that in Uzbekistan people are much better then here is!! you might tell me that wage is much higher then in Uzbekistan, yes maybe, but now we are developing to fast and how do you know??!, maybe after 20 more years , we would have even better life then in Japan!!, everything is possible!!
The show forgot about Turkmenistan. There's also Afghanistan and Pakistan, but these two are quite known, unlike Turkmenistan which had a pretty crazy dictatorship just recently and is a interesting country overall.
the non-English chit-chat and back ground noise are too loud in this, interviews are difficult to understand
they have better music in the charts than we do...
Amazing program , really like your films!
Did Reeve skip his visit to Turkmenistan for any particular reason?
Yes. This was filmed during the time of Turkmenbashi's reign, and there was no foreign media allowed in Turkmenistan at the time.
Say what you want, but I didnt know a single thing about any of these places so at least it was informative. I can go back to not caring now.
The mountains there sure are beautiful
45:43 - YES rep my town Huddersfield
Nice one, Huddersfield. Flying the flag for the West Riding.
Nothing better than some ice cream while dealing with the secret police :)
The audio- and video quality is pretty poor of these documentaries :/
No more "abuse" than riding a horse... It's getting food, water, it's essentially a pet - so it's got a far better life than the majority of bears... Don't throw around words like "abuse" as if they had no meaning, it takes away all power from those words, and fewer people will take you seriously when you have a legitimate point to make.
In 2003, so it's pretty old. A lot of things have changed since then.
Thats a good poınt. I would just love to go there, the nature, the mountaıns too just look so amazıng and untouched. They have real potentıal for eco tourısm there.
Turkmenistan is a very closed country with an authoritarian government, the economy is mainly based on oil and gas exports, foreign policy, Turkmenistan's policy of neutrality.
Newcastle ad? Tastes like open ass here in the states. eh. Best journalist I've seen. Cheers !!!
Guys I will tell you 1 thing. I am from that places and believe me there are only 20% information about this countries even maybe less.. If you want to know that countries you must go and live there minimum 3 years. Cause Central Asia and specially Tajikistan is secret like a an Arabik countries. And this place is one of the most beautiful place in the world
depends on the county. Turk white Persian and Mongolian mostly.
Well, in 1924 it was not Stalin who did the demarkation of the Stans, it was Lenin, Stalin probably was a teenager then.
Some nice shots of tajikistan nature, regardless of the political BS.
Uzbekistan is a really nice place. Western media likes to slander these places
Afghanistan and Pakistan aren't former soviet republics. They probably couldn't go to Turkmenistan because Turkmenistan is only rivaled by North Korea in craziness. Journeyman has a documentary on Turkmenistan on youtube called President for Life which goes into depth about that.
istan is english accent of the word ESTAN.. so al the state in iran got the name like that. for example kordestan sistan baloochestaan. lorestan and like that. iran is the shortcut of the meaning (( united states of arians.)) turky and arabic cultures are from last milenium. so if you go back to old times you wil see that they have al thesame language.
nice program, very interesting and amusing.
Those watching here just want to know more about the regions.
Life is good everywhere :)
guys, guys, take everything with a pinch of salt, don't take what simon or the guides says 100%, because their opinion does not represent the opinion of majority of the people in either country
Why wasn´t there any video about Turkmenistan? It is also in central asia...
Who gives a shit? One less shithole to know about.
Because it's hard to get in there.
I was there twice, very beautiful country.
They give you unlimited energy, water and salt for free.
You get 1500 liters of gas, oil and petrol for free.
Very nice people there, too.
***** favorite*
aretwo deetwo Ohh....careful you'll cut yourself on that edginess.
TURKMENISTAN is greate place but as yuo can see, this "filmmaking' is SATAN< trollbot from UZBEKISTAN wants make hell (UZBEKISTAN) look good! ISLAM KARIMOV IS REAL SATAN ON EARTH but they dont show real good nations like KYRGYZSTAN or TURKMENISTAN... one day ETHNIC KYRGYZSTAN and ETHNIC TURKMENISTAN only!!
i want to visit Samarkhand
poor bear ! animal cruelty should stop , that bear should be in its natural environment NOT dancing on the streets !
I genuinely love Uzbekistan and it's people and have visited several times but to say the Uzbek police don't arrest innocent people is a bit disingenuous.
Dude, before Bangladesh got it's name it is called East Pakistan.