15 October 1998 Uzbek President Islam Karimov has not yet developed the personality cult of his southern neighbor, Saparmurat Niyazov of Turkmenistan. His picture appears every day on the front page of official newspapers–although not quite the size of Niyazov’s photos. Nor has Karimov renamed a port in his honor. However, little moves in Uzbekistan without his approval. He dominates […]
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