'Our history began here': outcry as Tajikistan's cultural heart is demolished by Eurasianet.org, Part Of The New East Network

Locals mourn the loss of the Mayakovsky Theatre, the latest victim of Dushanbe's controversial urban redevelopment programmeThe director of Dushanbe's Mayakovsky Theatre weeps as she describes how demolition workers moved in and began dismantling it. Since work began in May, much of the Mayakovsky " a low-key, utilitarian and yet much-loved Soviet era constructivist building along the capital's main thoroughfare " ha…

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