> Uzbekistan is more wealthy than other countries of the region; Absolutely not. Uzbekistan was the Central Asian version of North Korea. The poverty was univ

> Uzbekistan is more wealthy than other countries of the region; Absolutely not. Uzbekistan was the Central Asian version of North Korea. The poverty was universal, and extreme. And yes, a change from a braindead Kim Il Sung wannabe who boiled people alive to a plain idiot plutocrat could be considered a "change" to be welcomed. Kazakhstan is by far the wealthiest Central Asian nation.