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History<\/p>\n

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Read about and see photos from the 50th anniversary of STSCA in 2023.<\/p>\n

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View articles and our archive at the University of Washington.<\/p>\n

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View a timeline of STSCA’s development and activities over the years.<\/p>\n

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Seattle & Tashkent
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50 YEARS OF A REMARKABLE SISTER-CITY FRIENDSHIP, 1973-2023
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The Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association (STSCA) is proud to announce<\/span> the release of <\/span>Seattle & Tashkent: FIFTY YEARS OF A REMARKABLE SISTER CITY FRIENDSHIP, 1973-2023. <\/span>This full-color, 300-page, 8.5×11-book is packed with photographs and engagingly tells the remarkable story of the first US-Soviet sister-city affiliation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Who would have believed that, during the height of the Cold War, two cities\u2014one American and one Soviet\u2014would establish themselves as sister cities? But this is exactly what happened in 1973, when Seattle, Washington, USA, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, became the first Soviet-American sister cities. Their leaders and citizens created an alliance that has endured for five decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read this remarkable history about the connections and achievements of citizen diplomats in two cities that are over 6,000 miles apart. The cooperation and friendship of people in Seattle and Tashkent provides informative lessons for the future on how we can all work closer together to improve the world!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Seattle and an Uzbek city forged a warm bond during the Cold War<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Unlikely Sisterhood of Seattle and Tashkent<\/p>\n

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Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association records, 1972-2018<\/p>\n

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