User talk:Nataev

...look who's still around. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we hang out in DC, years ago? Drmies (talk) 21:33, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! Yes, we definitely did! How have you been? I was really hoping to see you at WikiConference North America 2024 in Indy, but I did't spot you there. Nataev ^talk 21:36, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, cause I wasn't. I'll try next time, OK? It's been a few years--in the meantime I've gotten interested in your part of the world. I already bought a map, https://a.co/d/iXS3ECp , so I'm ready to go! I need to retire first. Hey one of these days I want to talk literature with you. I've been trying to get my hands on all the translated Near-Central-Far-Asian literature I can get, from Mongolian Legends to Shahnameh to the Epic of Jangar and Dede Korkut. Haha, I think I have all the literature in English from Karakalpakstan--both books! If you got any (old or modern) Uzbek works I should read, let me know. And I just discovered there's a ton of historical films (many of which propaganda for this or that government--Queen of the Mountains (film) is an excellent example) on YouTube, in various qualities--but all of them have these beautiful landscapes, and they're always riding horses and eating lamb and sitting around and talking. Wonderful. OK I just saw on the list that you're a CU now; congrats, and let me know if I can help (though the real experienced users are best contacted through that mailing list). Take care, and I hope to see you again. Feel free to drop me an email. Drmies (talk) 21:49, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's great! I'd love to discuss Central Asian literature with you. I wonder if you can find any works by Ali-Shir Nava'i in English. Baburnama is an excellent memoir. As for modern Uzbek works, Oʻtkan kunlar has recently been translated into English. The works of the Kyrgyz author Chingiz Aytmatov are also highly praised.

Currently, I'm reading F. M. Bailey's Mission to Tashkent, which is in the public domain in Canada, and it's brilliant!

Regarding early Soviet films, you should check out Turksib. I've also created stubs for most of the celebrated Uzbek Soviet films -- a list of which is available on my userpage -- though I'm not sure if they've been translated into English. Nataev ^talk 18:19, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK, Jamila is on the way. Tonight I'm finishing Queen of the Mountains (film). Thanks! Drmies (talk) 21:10, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]