What’s Happening in Central Asia? Part 1
Lesson Brief
Lenta.ru
In this two-part set, we examine what is going on in Central Asia. Lenta.ru analyzes what is happening in each of the five Central Asian countries with respect to Russia, China, the U.S., and their own neighbors.
The video for part one is about ISIS fighters that are coming from Central Asia (Tajikistan) and threat of returning fighters to the region. Some of the Russian accents are difficult to understand.
Part II
Click and Match
- authority
- авторитет
- to slide (towards), to slither (towards)
- скатываться, скатиться к нему-то
- predominantly, principally
- преимущественно
- to alarm
- встревожить что-то
- emirate
- эмират
- feuding, quarreling (adj.)
- враждующий
- escalation
- обострение
- late, deceased
- покойный
- disconnected, disjointed
- разъединённый
- integrity, continuity
- целостность