In wartime conditions, the role of the communications workers in the capital significantly increased. They almost timely delivered correspondence to military personnel and their families. The radio played an important role in strengthening the connection between the state and the people, as well as the unity of the front and the rear. The residents of the capital regularly listened to the voice of Moscow, the reports from the Soviet Information Bureau about the progress of military actions on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War and the labor feats of the workers in the rear. In 1942-43, the telegraph operators at the station transmitted 18-20 million words per year. All district and regional centers had direct telephone and radio-telegraph communication with Frunze, while the capital of Kyrgyzstan had connections with Moscow, Tashkent, and Alma-Ata. The communication management of the republic, which operated in Frunze during the war years, served as the operational communication headquarters connecting the deep rear of Kyrgyzstan with the entire Soviet country. All periodicals published in the capital actively reported on the regular information about military actions and labor achievements in the deep rear. For the first time, mass-circulation newspapers from evacuated enterprises began to be published in Frunze. The media reported that all active production was being adapted for the manufacture of military equipment and ammunition, evacuated enterprises were being relocated and put into operation, and local raw materials were being widely used. In fact, defense industries were being created in the capital. Frunze was becoming one of the industrial bases in meeting the diverse needs of the country's defense.
The workers of the capital made a worthy contribution to the victory of the peoples of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War. The volume of production in the capital increased by 89% compared to 1940, and in 1945, the share of the total gross output of metalworking and machine engineering amounted to 55.5% instead of 14% in 1940. As a result, 5.7 million pieces of clothing and 2.4 million knitted products were produced, along with 1,613 pairs of socks and stockings, and 94.4 million cans of meat preserves. Only one factory named after Osovikhim produced uniforms sufficient for 40 divisions, and the leather factory No. 2 produced goods amounting to 4 million pairs of military footwear during the war.
All of the above provides grounds to conclude that the residents of the capital of Kyrgyzstan gave everything they could in the name of defending the Fatherland. They worked tirelessly, even at the expense of their personal lives. Many soldiers on the fronts displayed courage and heroism. 12,000 people perished on the battlefields. All of them are listed by name in the Book of Memory and hold a worthy place in the history of the capital.
The contribution of the residents of Frunze to the victory of the peoples of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War was highly appreciated. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on May 11, 1978, for the merits of the workers in the revolutionary movement, for their contribution to the fight against the German-fascist invaders during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45, for successes in economic and cultural construction, and in connection with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the city of Frunze, the Kyrgyz SSR was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.
After the war, the residents of the capital of Kyrgyzstan emerged ideologically and morally united, achieving significant growth in the economy and culture. In the post-war years, they enthusiastically began the socio-economic development of the city.
The Development of Art During the Great Patriotic War in Frunze
