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Kamchybek Tashiev — biography, career, SCNS, family
Famous personalities of Kyrgyzstan

Kamchybek Tashiev — biography, career, SCNS, family

Kamchybek Kydyrshaevich Tashiev is a statesman and political figure of the Kyrgyz Republic, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS). Date of birth: September 27, 1968 Place of birth: Barpy village, Jalal-Abad Region Education: Tomsk State University; Kyrgyz National State University Marital status: married, father of four children

17.01.2026, 23:55
Sadyr Nurgoyevich Japarov — biography, political career, family
Famous personalities of Kyrgyzstan

Sadyr Nurgoyevich Japarov — biography, political career, family

Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Japarov — a state and political figure of the Kyrgyz Republic, president of Kyrgyzstan since 2021. Date of Birth: December 6, 1968 Age: 57 years Place of Birth: Keng-Suu village, Tyup district, Issyk-Kul region Nationality: Kyrgyz Languages: Kyrgyz, Russian Early Years and Education Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Japarov was born on December 6, 1968, in Keng-Suu village, Issyk-Kul region of the Kyrgyz Republic. In 2006, he graduated from the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, obtaining

17.01.2026, 21:59
The Tale of Chynybek and the Wizard. Part 2
Kyrgyz fairy tales

The Tale of Chynybek and the Wizard. Part 2

It has been a month since Chynybek and Aysulu got married, and they moved to the aiyl where Khan Karakhan ruled, which in Kyrgyz translates to Black Khan. Karakhan was an evil wizard — this was known to all the residents of the aiyl, and everyone feared him. Only Chynybek was unaware of this, but soon their paths intertwined. This happened on the day of falcon hunting, which Karakhan was very fond of. As soon as he released the falcon on a hare, the bird flapped its wings and flew back home,

08.05.2024, 16:50
The Status of Women in Southern Kyrgyzstan
Ethnography

The Status of Women in Southern Kyrgyzstan

The status of women in family relationships changed depending on age, the number of children born, authority among related families, etc. The principles of patriarchal-feudal morality regarding married women can be summarized as follows: a woman must obey her husband, not engage in disputes with him; she must respect and honor all of her husband's relatives, and she is obliged to strictly adhere to behavioral norms within the family and among relatives; in the morning, she should rise

08.05.2024, 00:11
The Journey of Carl Mannerheim in Central Asia
Kurmanjan Datka

The Journey of Carl Mannerheim in Central Asia

During the trip, Mannerheim attempted to learn Chinese and Kyrgyz. The ability of this man to document the dialects of little-known peoples is remarkable. For example, in 1911, he published a substantial article based on notes about two Turkic-Mongolian peoples. It contains numerous examples of the vocabulary used by the local inhabitants. As a result of the publication of this work, the researcher is mentioned in the history of the study of Alay as one of the pioneers in this field. In

07.05.2024, 23:34
Report of the Chief of the Pishpek District to the Semirechensk Regional Administration on the Place and Role of Shabdan Jantaev Among the Kara-Kyrgyz. Part - 2
Shabdan Baatyr

Report of the Chief of the Pishpek District to the Semirechensk Regional Administration on the Place and Role of Shabdan Jantaev Among the Kara-Kyrgyz. Part - 2

Part - 2 Having thus clarified the essence and origin of the influence that Shabdan Zhantayev exerts on the people, I add that this influence is by no means beneficial in administrative matters, although I do not see any direct harm in this influence. Sometimes, directives on private matters come from him that are not in line with the administration's directives, but such directives, as soon as they become known, are halted. Under him, the positions of the volost manager and the legal

06.05.2024, 10:08
Semetei. First Encounters with Enemies. Part - 2
"Semetey" in prose

Semetei. First Encounters with Enemies. Part - 2

After Muradyl's death, the remaining Chinese could not resist and fled. The entire numerous enemy army was ruthlessly slaughtered. Semetey, Bakay, Kulchoro, and Kanchoro let the captured horses into their herds and continued their journey towards their ails. The bullet that hit Semetey from Konurbay lodged in his bone. While fighting Muradyl, in the heat of the moment he did not feel the pain of the wound. When the battle ended and the heroes had traveled some distance, clots of black

05.05.2024, 13:42
Uma chachy - "Food - a Talisman"
Kyrgyz cuisine

Uma chachy - "Food - a Talisman"

Food prepared with love is a gift for the soul and heart. Folk wisdom says: If food is made with soul and good spirits, then a person who tastes this food also gains peace of mind, good mood, and spiritual enrichment. Protective dishes are not just food that satisfies hunger or fills the stomach, but a symbiosis of physical and spiritual elements. The physical element refers to the food itself and its ingredients, while the spiritual encompasses customs, traditions, rituals, and, in general,

03.05.2024, 20:19
Bopo Karimova
Women of Kyrgyzstan

Bopo Karimova

Bopo Karimova is one of the active participants in the women's movement in southern Kyrgyzstan, a prominent state and public figure, a talented organizer, and an experienced leader. She is the author of several books. — Life is so short, says Bopo Karimovna, that we should not waste it on fruitless divisions of people by clans and tribes, by nationality, religion, or regions. I have lived a considerable time in this world, says this wise woman who has lived a worthy life, and I have come

02.05.2024, 17:59
Road Construction in the City of Frunze in the 1950s
Pishpek - Frunze - Bishkek

Road Construction in the City of Frunze in the 1950s

The session of the First May District Council of Frunze discussed the results of the work of the executive committee of the district council and the work of the permanent commission for industrial management for 1948. It was noted that as a result of the activities of the permanent commission of the district council on industry, the Council increased its attention to the work of industrial enterprises. The production plan in the light industry was fulfilled by 132.7%, and the state received

02.05.2024, 17:23
The Tale of Chynybek and the Wizard. Part - 1
Kyrgyz fairy tales

The Tale of Chynybek and the Wizard. Part - 1

This was a long, long time ago, when people were divided into rich and poor and believed in good and evil wizards capable of performing various miracles. In one Kyrgyz village, high in the mountains, lived two neighbors — Minbay and Juzbay. Minbay was a wealthy man: his flock numbered a thousand sheep. Juzbay was poorer: he had only a hundred sheep. The only thing that brought Juzbay joy was his son Chynybek. This extraordinary story happened to Chynybek. It began in the summer pasture — the

02.05.2024, 16:47
White boho (sash) in men's clothing of the Kyrgyz.
Ethnography

White boho (sash) in men's clothing of the Kyrgyz.

In the men's Kyrgyz costume, wearing a belt is considered mandatory. For the past hundred years, belts have been made using a kushak, a wide leather (or velvet) belt adorned with silver buckles and scarves. The most archaic type is considered to be the kushak (boto kur, bel kur) made from a strip of home-produced fabric 1.5 to 2 meters long and 30 to 35 cm wide. Older men wore a white kushak, middle-aged men wore a darker color, and young men wore red. Boys began to wear the kushak at the

30.04.2024, 20:55
Karakol Communist Khojahon Shorukov
1937 in Kyrgyzstan

Karakol Communist Khojahon Shorukov

In those years, the ideological processing of the public and the escalation of mass psychosis in the republic were fueled by "exposé" articles in the central printed organ of the party — "Pravda". Many, very many, had their fates broken and lives shortened by these articles. Here is a list of articles from the newspaper "Pravda" for the second half of 1937, after each of which a wave of repressions followed: on August 31, Kyrgyz correspondent of "Pravda"

30.04.2024, 20:38
The title translates to: "The Hawk Moth - The One Who Left the Tilde Horse."
Insects of Kyrgyzstan

The title translates to: "The Hawk Moth - The One Who Left the Tilde Horse."

Hummingbird Hawk-Moth - Macroglossum stellatarum L. This butterfly has relatively narrow and long forewings. The abdomen is thick, with antennae of a spindle shape. The forewings are brown with dark transverse lines, and the hindwings are orange-yellow. The body is covered with grayish hairs on top, and the end of the abdomen, which has white spots on the sides, tapers into a brush-like shape.

29.04.2024, 09:10
Composition of the Southern Kyrgyz Family
Ethnography

Composition of the Southern Kyrgyz Family

The social composition of families was directly dependent on the economic specifics of the family and had regional differences. In the 19th to early 20th centuries, nomadic traditions, as well as the livestock-oriented economy, were better preserved in mountainous areas, primarily in the central part of the Tien Shan and Pamir-Alai. To meet the need for agricultural products, part of the family or hired related families would stay in winter pastures, where they grew barley, millet, etc. In the

29.04.2024, 08:49
Collection of Ethnographic Materials by K.G. Mannerheim
Kurmanjan Datka

Collection of Ethnographic Materials by K.G. Mannerheim

In the extensive diary of the baron, we encounter numerous admiring reviews of the majestic landscapes of the Tian Shan, Alai, and Himalayas. Whenever possible, he would always set off to hunt mountain goats, antelopes, and birds to supplement his monotonous and meager diet - his notebook contains the names of several recommended English guides for hunting wild animals. Since the official reason for Mannerheim's expedition was ethnographic research (and not military interests), he sent

30.03.2024, 14:06
The Whirlwind of Revolutionary Events in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan in the 1920s

The Whirlwind of Revolutionary Events in Kyrgyzstan

The hastily assembled Soviet government clearly lacked people who were not just revolutionaries, but primarily capable of certain practical tasks. The power held on thanks to numerous promises, widespread confusion, and support from armed soldiers, sailors, workers, and internationalists. In Kyrgyzstan, however, the "new power," as usual, ended beyond the county centers and a few coal mines in the south. The revolutionary process here was only progressing with difficulty because

26.03.2024, 18:38
Semetey. First Encounters with Enemies. Part - 1
"Semetey" in prose

Semetey. First Encounters with Enemies. Part - 1

Konurbay ordered his army to prepare for the campaign, warning that anyone who did not follow his orders would have their heads removed. There were no disobedient among his orders. Out of fear of him, the entire population began to prepare. Meanwhile, Konurbay decided that he needed to see Semetey at least once himself, to weigh his own strength, and if it turned out that he could handle him alone, one-on-one, he would not gather his troops. If, however, it proved too much for him alone, he

26.03.2024, 14:26
Decision by the authorities to build a new panoramic cinema building for 1,000 seats in the city of Frunze. Document No. 208 (May 1959)
History of the capital of Kyrgyzstan in documents

Decision by the authorities to build a new panoramic cinema building for 1,000 seats in the city of Frunze. Document No. 208 (May 1959)

Frunze, May 19, 1959 Having considered the issue of constructing a panoramic cinema in the city of Frunze with 1,000 seats, as provided for by the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated June 30, 1958, No. 705, the Frunze City Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan and the Executive Committee of the Frunze City Council of Workers' Deputies have resolved:

26.03.2024, 14:05
Salad "Ala-Archa"
Salads and appetizers

Salad "Ala-Archa"

Salad "Ala-Archa" is a traditional Kyrgyz dish named after one of the most famous ski resorts in Kyrgyzstan. The name "Ala-Archa" translates to "multicolored stones" or "stone mountains." This salad is one of the symbols of Kyrgyz cuisine and is distinguished by its bright and juicy flavors. One of the features of the "Ala-Archa" salad is the use of meat.

26.03.2024, 13:25
The Hard Work of Collective Farmers in the Kyrgyz SSR in 1942
Kyrgyzstan during the Great Patriotic War

The Hard Work of Collective Farmers in the Kyrgyz SSR in 1942

Many female field workers have gained fame in the struggle for high yields of technical crops. In the Kyzyl-Asker collective farm of the Sokuluk district, the team led by K. Shopokova, the wife of the hero of Panfilov, Duyshenkul Shopokov, harvested 684 centners of beets per hectare in 1942, instead of the planned 210 centners, and on her personally assigned plot, the leading beet grower collected 700 centners of this valuable technical crop.

26.03.2024, 12:12
People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulshara Dulatova
Women of Kyrgyzstan / Actors of Kyrgyzstan

People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulshara Dulatova

People's Artist of the KR Gulshara Dulatova was born in 1930 in Tokmok. She began her career at the age of 16, working as a soloist in the philharmonic choir of the Kyrgyz State Philharmonic from 1946 to 1948. In 1953, she graduated from the Tashkent Theater and Art Institute named after A. Ostrovsky and joined the Kyrgyz State Academic Drama Theater. She worked her entire life at the KNADT. She was awarded the Medal "For Labor Distinction" for her outstanding contributions to

25.03.2024, 15:02
Law on the Five-Year Plan in the City of Frunze
Pishpek - Frunze - Bishkek

Law on the Five-Year Plan in the City of Frunze

The adoption on March 18, 1946, by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the law "On the Five-Year Plan for the Restoration and Development of the National Economy of the USSR for 1946-1950" defined the tasks and outlined the main indicators for the restoration and further development of the national economy and culture of all union and autonomous republics. Its implementation required exceptional organization of competition among labor collectives. The executive committee of the Frunze

25.03.2024, 13:55
The Tale of How the Fox and the Old Man Went Hunting
Kyrgyz fairy tales

The Tale of How the Fox and the Old Man Went Hunting

Once upon a time, there lived an old man and an old woman in the distant mountains. They sowed grain and tended livestock — that was their livelihood. And in those mountains lived a wild boar, a gray wolf, a clumsy bear, a striped tiger, a fearsome lion, and a cunning fox. They brought no peace to the old man and old woman. One day, hard times came to the mountains, and life became difficult. It was especially hard for the fox: she was a gourmet, used to eating only the most tender and

25.03.2024, 13:19
Felt Clothing of the Kyrgyz - Kementai
Ethnography

Felt Clothing of the Kyrgyz - Kementai

Among the herders in northern Kyrgyzstan, felt clothing in the form of a kementai cloak was common. In the south, we noted only a few centers of its distribution in the past. For example, in the Soviet district, the elders from the Adigine group wore such clothing made from dark felt, but covered on top with fabric produced at home. According to the stories of elder Umurzaly Toktonazarov (from the village of Uulu in the Aravan district), "kementai" was sewn in both white and dark

06.03.2024, 19:25
First Secretary of the Kyrgyz Regional Committee of the VKP(b) - Belotsky Moris Lvovich
1937 in Kyrgyzstan

First Secretary of the Kyrgyz Regional Committee of the VKP(b) - Belotsky Moris Lvovich

The study of the past is good in that one can move freely through time — jumping forward and backward, which is convenient for a stereoscopic perception of life; otherwise, one cannot understand either the pathos of revolutionary transformations or the tragic end of figures about whom we knew almost nothing just recently, and now there is an imperative need to know everything about them. But even now we know too little, as the main archives and investigative files are hidden, in which

06.03.2024, 18:55
Burdock - Uyghakchyl
Insects of Kyrgyzstan

Burdock - Uyghakchyl

The Thistle Butterfly - Vanessa cardui L. The Thistle Butterfly is one of the day-flying butterflies of the brush-footed family, noticeable, beautiful, and very brightly colored. It is also known as the thistle butterfly. The wingspan can reach up to 60 mm. The forewings are black at the tips, with large white spots. The hindwings are slightly darker than the forewings, with rounded black spots along the edges.

02.03.2024, 19:22
Types of Kyrgyz Family
Ethnography

Types of Kyrgyz Family

The predominant type of family at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century was the nuclear family, which consisted of direct relatives - parents and children. The size of such families varied in different regions where the Kyrgyz lived. For instance, in the Pishpek district in 1912-1913, the average family size was 5.6 people of both sexes (Materials... 1913. p. 284), in the Namangan district - 5.5 (Materials... 1913. p. 90), in the Andijan district - 5.9 (Materials... 1913. p.

02.03.2024, 19:04
Sakin Begmatovna - Life as a Legend
Women of Kyrgyzstan

Sakin Begmatovna - Life as a Legend

Her life was full of events and meetings, and each day was scheduled down to the minute. But it is unlikely that Begmatova would have been Begmatova if she hadn’t found time to sit with a bowl of tea in a shepherd's yurt, visit a music school opening in a distant village of the Tian Shan, which can only be reached by helicopter or on horseback along narrow caravan trails. She was welcomed at the high-altitude cosmic ray research station and at the oncology center in Bishkek, in the

26.02.2024, 19:16
Head of the Foreign Policy Department S. Begmatov
Women of Kyrgyzstan

Head of the Foreign Policy Department S. Begmatov

The organizational skills of the young leader were noticed, and in 1949 she was entrusted with heading the women's department of the Frunze City Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan. At the same time, she was studying at the Higher Party School. In 1952, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance. In 1959, Begmatova graduated with honors from the All-Union Correspondence Financial and Economic Institute, and from 1961, she became the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers

25.02.2024, 19:08
Sakin Begmatov - Work at the Frunzensky Hemp and Jute Factory
Women of Kyrgyzstan

Sakin Begmatov - Work at the Frunzensky Hemp and Jute Factory

In 1943, she joined the ranks of the VKP(b). She was appointed deputy director of the Frunze hemp-jute factory, which had been evacuated from Odessa. This was a time of transitioning the factory to military production. The issues of receiving and accommodating evacuees in private apartments, recruiting, training, and educating personnel, as well as all social and domestic problems, fell on the fragile shoulders of Sakin Begmatova. There were no dormitories, kindergartens, or transportation.

24.02.2024, 19:06
Hospitality Among the Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz cuisine / Culture / For tourists

Hospitality Among the Kyrgyz

Where there is a guest, there is joy and abundance. "It is a sin to leave a hospitable home without tasting the bread," say the Kyrgyz. Indeed, it is in customs that the soul of the people lives, in traditions lies their strength. Hospitality is a distinctive national trait of the Kyrgyz people. For the Kyrgyz, a guest is sacred. It was believed that with the arrival of a guest, the home fills with happiness (kut). In ancient times, the owner of the yurt had to feed the guest and his

24.02.2024, 17:07
"Working on the Frontline" — All-Union Socialist Competition in 1942 in the Kyrgyz SSR
Kyrgyzstan during the Great Patriotic War

"Working on the Frontline" — All-Union Socialist Competition in 1942 in the Kyrgyz SSR

The party, Soviet, land authorities, and leaders of collective and state farms did everything possible to organize the harvest of 1942 in a timely manner and without losses. During the harvest season, 980 combines worked in the fields. The production leaders demonstrated exemplary selfless labor. The first to fulfill the harvesting plan in Kyrgyzstan by July 20, 1942, was combine operator Yaushev from the Kholmion MTS of the Osh region. He harvested 300 hectares and saved a significant amount

24.02.2024, 16:45
Sakin Begmatova - The Beginning of the Journey to a Big Life
Women of Kyrgyzstan

Sakin Begmatova - The Beginning of the Journey to a Big Life

A journalist from Germany, Siegfried Maiskaier, wrote about Sakin Begmatova: “The elegant, dark-haired Kyrgyz woman in a silver dress radiates femininity, calmness, and an impressive dignity, characteristic of those who possess rich life experience, deep knowledge, and education.” Sakin Beshatova was born on August 21, 1921, in the village of Koy-Tash in the Alamudun district as the eleventh child of her mother. She was born prematurely, without nails, and without hair. Upon seeing her, the

23.02.2024, 18:26
Economic and Cultural Development of the City of Frunze in the Post-War Years
Pishpek - Frunze - Bishkek

Economic and Cultural Development of the City of Frunze in the Post-War Years

The victorious conclusion of the Great Patriotic War and the end of World War II marked a new stage in the history of the development of the peoples of the Soviet Union and in the entire world history. The country returned to peaceful labor. A restructuring of state leadership over the national economy was necessary, along with the right to regulate social relations. The system of state management bodies underwent serious changes, with the State Defense Committee and the union ministries of

23.02.2024, 16:35
The Trick of the Cunning Aldar
Kyrgyz fairy tales

The Trick of the Cunning Aldar

Once, Aldar's wife really wanted to eat sour cream, and she began to ask her husband to get a cow. “How can I buy a cow if I have no money?” — the poor man lamented and found no way out. He wanted very much to please his wife, and one morning he said:

20.02.2024, 19:58
Kyrgyz Tuluup
Ethnography

Kyrgyz Tuluup

The clothing that protects against the cold in winter and at high altitudes in the mountains for all Kyrgyz people, as well as for many peoples of Central and Middle Asia, is the fur coat of the type known as nagolny tulup (ton, postun). It is a typical male garment. Boys began to be dressed in sheepskin coats from about the age of three. In the past, the tulup was an essential attribute of every nomad living year-round in a yurt. “What our stoves and the walls of our houses provide, a Kyrgyz

20.02.2024, 19:40