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Alim Makhsutov

Alim Makhsutov

Alim Makhsutov is a journalist and historian specialising in the history and culture of the Nogais and Turkey.

Alim Makhsutov is a journalist and historian specialising in the history and culture of the Nogais and Turkey.

Articles from author

Who are the Muslims among the ‘Christian Turks’?

Many people know about the Gagauz people, who are primarily Orthodox Christian, but the Gagauz Muslims are a lesser known minority-within-a-minority.

Who are the Muslims among the ‘Christian Turks’?

Who are the Muslims among the ‘Christian Turks’?

The Gagauz: 'Christian Turks' between two worlds

A brief history of the Gagauz, a Turkic, primarily Orthodox Christian people in the Balkans.

The Gagauz: 'Christian Turks' between two worlds

The Gagauz: 'Christian Turks' between two worlds

Farman Salmanov: How an Azerbaijani saved Russia by discovering oil

As Russia faces unprecedented sanctions, the oil and gas sector continues to provide the country with stable income. But few people know of the man who discovered the largest deposits of black gold in Siberia in 1961.

Farman Salmanov: How an Azerbaijani saved Russia by discovering oil

Farman Salmanov: How an Azerbaijani saved Russia by discovering oil