OI Armchair Travelers Central Asia: A Journey Through Time

Social distancing have you hungry for world travel? Join OI tour leader Gil Stein from the comfort of your home as he guides you through an exploration of The Silk Road. Central Asia: A Journey Through Time, takes you through Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, to explore the lasting impact that the Silk Road had on both the region and the world.
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[@kiiiiit5109]

really great videos covers our central asia. Thanks a lot for your work. l want to point out two small mistakes in the video: 1, Kygyzstan is not on Altay mountains, but on Tianshan mountains; 2, Soviets didn't divert water directly from Aral sea, but from two rivers (Amu dariya and Sir dariya) which are the main source of Aral sea. Aral sea is too salty for irrigation;

[@shoaibqaderi9066]

Beautiful thank you so much!

[@rickintexas1584]

Thanks for making these wonderful lectures available. I’m 58 and love learning new things about history.

[@HebaruSan]

You can follow along with much of this in google maps and streetview, kind of fun

[@enkisonofanu2301]

Fascinating

[@nobody8328]

Thank you! 💞

[@brixiemandal3878]

Please do continue posting videos as these! Thank you!

[@cuervojones4889]

Just finished reading "The Silk Road A New History" that you mentioned. Fascinating book. When I saw this notification, I had to watch it. Now my wanderlust is kicking in again.

[@markhirsch3225]

As usual, Gil Stien presents an excellent lecture on the near east. Always learn new things and adventures. Glad to have known him threw out the years

[@AudioPervert1]

Thanks so much for making this lecture. Was looking for new sources, about C.Asia for a while... Hello From Spain.

[@jonam7589]

Fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing all this! I always wanted to see the land where a lot of Persian mathematicians and scientists came before the Mongol invasion. Is there a tour that we can take? Do we need visas? Much appreciated!

[@JonnyMReck]

Thanks for posting this - fascinating

[@Ribaldr]

Great video! Whats up with the elongated skulls at 40:00??

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot2568]

“History - what a wonderful idea, if only it were true.” - Count Leo Tolstoy

[@johnnyz3073]

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” - Yogi Berra, Catcher

[@acolyte1951]

Why would you want history to be true?

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot2568]

@@acolyte1951 I’m stating the OPPOSITE. Tolstoy was a highly educated man in his time, a member of the Russian nobility who spoke several languages and had access to significant resources. He knew that most of the official version of history is not exactly factual. As the saying goes, “history is written by the victors.”

[@pappi187]

Where is Afghanistan in all this?