Friends of Tuva

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Friends of Tuva (FoT) was conceived by accident in 1981 to commemorate Tuva's 60th anniversary as a distinctive splotch on the world globe. Because FoT is a brainchild of Ralph Leighton, it is impossible that it could even resemble an organization. Rather, it has been a clearinghouse of information about Tuva and its "patron saint," Richard Feynman, who collected Tuvan stamps as a boy — and as an adult wondered,

"Whatever happened
to
Tannu Tuva?"

FoT is unfunded and so has no affiliation with any government or religious institution. As there are no dues, meetings, or even a membership list, those who would like to consider themselves as Friends of Tuva should simply spread the word about this magical country, and celebrate Richard Feynman's spirit of adventure.

News

April 2007: 20th Century’s Generational Divides Shaping Tuva’s Future, by Paul Goble.

April 2007: The 2008 Khoomei Symposium is announced!

December 2007: Alash will be returning to the USA in January and February of 2008. A preliminary concert schedule is available at their WWW site.

December 2007: some travel photos of Tuva in 2007, provided by David Olivia.

October 2007: Here's an interesting article about Joan Feynman.

September 4, 2007: From September 4th till September 6th, Tuva will feature in the "Russia Close-Up" series with Ann Smith on "Russia Today" TV-channel. Every 2 hours after 10 am Tuvan time (GMT+8 daylight) till 10 pm you will be able to see the ancient palace of Por-Bazhyn and learn that it's a race against time for those excavating at the palace.

Selected video clips are available online at http://russiatoday.ru/features/news/13581/video.

Russia Today" is the first 24/7 English-language news channel to present the Russian point of view on events happening in Russia and around the globe. The channel was established in April 2005.

Millions of viewers have an opportunity to watch "Russia Today" on all continents by receiving an open, non-coded signal from more than ten satellites and on cable networks. It can also be viewed 24 hours a day on the Internet. The channel is available on the main satellite platforms, including SKY (UK), Canalsat (France), Canal Digitaal (The Netherlands), Viasat (Northern Europe), Digital+ (Spain), Cyfra+ (Poland), Multichoice South Africa (South Africa), as well as on cable networks in practically every country of Europe.

August 2007: Tuva hosts a visit by Vladimir Putin and Prince Albert.

June 2007: Before You Know It Software releases free software (for Mac and Windows) to help learn the Tuvan language.

March 2007: Throat-singing demonstrations are posted at YouTube, courtesy of Tyva Kyzy.

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations,
for Nature cannot be fooled.
--- Richard P. Feynman

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This page last updated Tuesday April 29, 2008.