Karimov pertains to Moscow: the late Uzbek leader, a British carver as well as the defend public room – The Calvert Journal Posted by | Feb 7, 2018 | About Russia | 0 | Karimov comes to Moscow: the late Uzbek leader, a British sculptor and the fight for public space The Calvert Journal In October 2016, the Moscow government announced its decision to name a square on Bolshaya Yakimanka street after Karimov. The first that many residents knew of this change was the placement of a plaque in the square a few months later; news began to …