Museum Of Victims Of Political Repression In Tashkent

Russia and later, the Soviet Union, occupied Uzbekistan from the mid 1800s up until the dissolution of the USSR and Uzbekistan gaining independence in 1991. It wasn't all vodka and roses.

Uzbekistan opened the repression museum (its exact full formal name is the title of this blog post) in 2002. It's a memorial, a place of remembrance, a repository for artifacts from that unfortunate time period and also a look to the more positive future.

The snazzy building, within a park dedicated to remembrance.

Inside, miniatures to illustrate being forcibly relocated and hiding from authorities.

One of the galleries, a nod to Silk Road era design.

Objects of decadence, depending on your view. A fancy Soviet desk set with telephone and a confiscated phonograph player.

The future, progress through luxury real estate. A model of a major housing development in Tashkent.