"Almost 200 disco clubs were soon registered with the local ... Meanwhile, a so-called "disco mafia" emerged in many Soviet cities including Tashkent, with these entities controlling "a lucrative ...

CCA residencies are located in the historic Tashkent mahallas—Uzbek for “neighborhoods”—of Namuna and Khast Imom, in newly restored heritage sites. Photo by Andrey Arakelyan / Courtesy of ...