On central asia
It’s a bunch of secular dictatorships that fear islamic revolution like Indians fear a shower. They have some pretty strict laws on public demonstrating your religion, even concerning thibgs like beards. Their entire economy is dependent on Russia, mostly migrant workers coming there, but gibs and market access as well. Plus it also absorbs some of the radicals
Generally, city dwellers are more secular than village dwellers.
The place is also an ethnic clusterfuck. While Russians got purged in late 80s-early 90s, there, there is still a number of very small but very proud flavours of sheepfuckers that occasionally war with each other.
Also have a May 9th celebration from Tashkent