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DESCRIPTION:In this BBC series\, author and journalist Simon Reeve travels 
 to Central Asia to meet the Stans: Kazakhstan\, Kyrgyzstan\, Uzbekistan an
 d Tajikistan. His journey provides viewers with a unique insight into thes
 e countries' culture and politics. Part One: Kazakhstan – The country has 
 oil deposits thought to rival those of Saudi Arabia. But Simon also discov
 ers former biological weapons factories with poor security that house 100 
 types of plague\, a shrinking sea now home to camel farmers\, and the regi
 on's best Beatles tribute band. Part Two: Kyrgyzstan – With none of Kazakh
 stan's natural resources\, Kyrgyzstan is the only country in the world wit
 h both an American and a Russian military base. Simon also meets a member 
 of a banned radical Islamic group before putting on a protective suit to v
 isit one of the world's most highly radioactive sites. Part Three: Uzbekis
 tan – In the most repressive of the 'Stans' he visited\, Simon finds himse
 lf followed by the secret police as he travels across the country. He meet
 s the country's most famous pop star\, visits a bodyguard training school\
 , breaks the law by playing snooker and meets women at a marriage bureau f
 or Uzbeks wanting Western husbands. He then ends his journey in the stunni
 ng ancient cities of Bukhara and Samarkand.\n
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LOCATION:Leacock Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2T7\, 855 rue Sherbroo
 ke Ouest
SUMMARY:91˿����Ƶ East European and Russian Film/Documentary Series: 'Meet the
  Stans” – Parts One\, Two and Three (2003\, England\, documentary\, 40 min
 utes each)
URL:/channels/event/mcgill-east-european-and-russian-f
 ilmdocumentary-series-meet-stans%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-parts-one-two-and-thre
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