Kamol Abdullaev is an Associate Professor in the History Department of the Tajik State University in Dushanbe, where he recently returned after spending the first six months of 1994 as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar at George Washington University. As Professor Abdullaev points out, this article is based in part on sources not heretofore available to scholars. It is therefore valuable as historical documentation. The Monitor feels that it has additional value as Continue reading →