Elle Hardy

Elle Hardy is an Australian freelance writer with an interest in international affairs, politics, culture, and literature.

@ellehardytweets

Articles

'Islam Karimov cannot be dead; only Islam Karimov can declare himself dead'

World

The Samarkand slavedriver leaves a legacy of fear

Inside the tourment of shadows

World

Travelling across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, Elle Hardy discovered a fascinating mix of ancient cultures, simmering divisions and seeming contradictions

In Pictures: celebrating Victory Day in Transnistria

World

Soviet nostalgia in the breakaway republic

Astana: Kazakhstan's high kitsch capital

Art & Design

World

The architecture of oil-rich autocracies always strikes the same note

Anzac Day: A myth to cleanse Australia's "convict stain"

World

What drives Australians' obsession with Gallipoli?