Documentary Projects

DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS

by Nikita Makarenko and Elyor Nematov

Invisible Heroes

These stories are about outstanding people of Uzbekistan, who remain unknown to most of us. Masses have benefited from their deeds, but we have never heard about them. We constantly look for these Heroes to make them visible to you. These are stories that inspire everyone. These are examples to follow.

TEACHER FROM NUKUS

Nomoz Jumayev, a pensioner from Surkhandarya, turned the desert located near his district into a forest the size of 35 football fields.

CONQUEROR OF THE DESERT

An ordinary teacher, and later a national hero, Allaniyaz Uteniyazov single-handedly erected dozens of buildings in Nukus.

FLOWERS WILL SAVE SAMARKAND

For years, Mukimjon Aripov from Samarkand distributes thousand of flowers among children and adults trying to turn his city into a garden.

Must See

Untold stories and never visited places. Exclusive and unique materials, and quality multimedia content presented in a new way. Learn about yesterday, today and tomorrow of Uzbekistan through our Must See series.

THE ARAL GHOST

Journalist Nikita Makarenko and photographer Elyor Nematov visited the most mysterious place in Uzbekistan: a ghost town Aralsk-7 on the Vozrozhdeniye Island