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Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Sukhine Semen Zakharovich
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Sukhine Semen Zakharovich

Hero of the Soviet Union Semen Zakharovich Sukhin Semen Zakharovich Sukhin was born in 1905 in the village of Orlovka, Tugan district, Tomsk region, in a peasant family of modest means. He was Ukrainian and a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). Since 1935, he lived in the Kirghiz SSR in the village of Kirovka, Talas district. He was drafted into the Soviet Army in September 1941, serving as a platoon commander and lieutenant. He participated in battles on the Western and

21.02.2019, 08:55
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Vasily Vasilyevich Stepanenko
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Vasily Vasilyevich Stepanenko

Hero of the Soviet Union Stepanenko Vasily Vasilievich Vasily Vasilievich Stepanenko was born in 1923 in the city of Pavlodar. Russian. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Before the Great Patriotic War, he lived and studied in the village of Belovodskoye in the Frunze region of the Kyrgyz SSR. Commander of a mortar battery, Guards Captain. Since 1941, he was a cadet at the Frunze Military Infantry School. From 1942, he participated in combat operations on the Central and 1st

20.02.2019, 20:26
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Pavel Semyonovich Svechnikov
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Pavel Semyonovich Svechnikov

Hero of the Soviet Union Pavel Semyonovich Svechnikov Pavel Semyonovich Svechnikov was born in 1925 in the village of Kyzyl-Tuu, Sokuluk District of the Kyrgyz SSR, into a peasant family. Russian. Komsomol member. He was drafted into the Soviet Army in 1943. Guards sergeant. Gunner of the anti-tank regiment. He received his combat baptism on the Voronezh Front. From the first days of his time at war, he fought bravely and boldly.

19.02.2019, 20:27
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Mikhail Grigoryevich Sapozhnikov
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Mikhail Grigoryevich Sapozhnikov

Hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Grigoryevich Sapozhnikov Mikhail Grigoryevich Sapozhnikov was born in 1905 in the city of Pishpek. Russian. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In the ranks of the Soviet Army since 1926. Graduated from the Central Asian United Military School named after V. I. Lenin in Tashkent. Lieutenant Colonel, commander of an anti-tank artillery brigade.

18.02.2019, 20:52
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Samat Sadykov
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Samat Sadykov

Hero of the Soviet Union Sadikov Samat Samat Sadikov was born in 1920 in the village of Kara-Sai, Laylak district, Osh region of the Kyrgyz SSR, into a peasant family. He was Kyrgyz. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. After finishing seven years of school, he worked in a collective farm. In October 1940, he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army. Guards junior sergeant. Commander of a machine gun crew. From March 1943, he participated in the battles of the Great

16.02.2019, 23:00
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Nikolai Mikhailovich Rud'
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Nikolai Mikhailovich Rud'

Hero of the Soviet Union Rud' Nikolai Mikhailovich Nikolai Mikhailovich Rud' was born in 1922 in the city of Iman, Ussuriysk region, in a family of civil servants. Russian. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In childhood, he moved with his parents to the city of Frunze. In 1940, after graduating from high school and the Frunze Aero Club, he studied at the Chkalov Military Aviation School, which he graduated from in 1942. Lieutenant, bomber pilot.

14.02.2019, 03:00
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Alexander Ivanovich Romanyutin
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Alexander Ivanovich Romanyutin

Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Ivanovich Romanyutin Alexander Ivanovich Romanyutin was born in 1924 in the village of Georgievka, Kurday District, Jambyl Region of the Kazakh SSR. Russian. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1930, he moved with his parents to the workers' settlement of Kant in the Kyrgyz SSR. From there, in September 1942, he was drafted into the Soviet Army and sent to the Kharkov Artillery School. Senior lieutenant, commander of an anti-tank gun

12.02.2019, 19:43
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Rodenko Konstantin Gerasimovich
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Rodenko Konstantin Gerasimovich

Hero of the Soviet Union Rodenko Konstantin Gerasimovich Konstantin Gerasimovich Rodenko was born in 1923 in the city of Tashkent. Russian. Komsomol member. Before the war, he lived with his mother in the village of Leninpol, Leninpol District, Kyrgyz SSR. He fought on the front lines of the Great Patriotic War starting in 1944. He was a gun commander in an artillery regiment, sergeant. He fought on the 1st Baltic Front in the Zemland Group of Forces. He displayed exceptional bravery and

10.02.2019, 00:36
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Ivan Semyonovich Reshetnik
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Ivan Semyonovich Reshetnik

Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Semyonovich Reshetnik Ivan Semyonovich Reshetnik was born in 1924 in the village of Novo-Troitskoye, Pakhta-Aral district of the South Kazakhstan region, in a peasant family. He was Ukrainian. A Komsomol member. He moved with his parents to the village of Leninskoye in the Uzgen district of the Osh region. In August 1942, he was drafted into the Soviet Army. He served as a junior lieutenant and commander of a machine gun platoon. He participated in the Great

07.02.2019, 19:23
Chokan Valikhanov in Kashgar. Part 5
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Chokan Valikhanov in Kashgar. Part 5

THE CHEERFUL CITY In Kashgar, a report from the outpost caused a stir. By order of the authorities, the city was declared to be in a state of martial law: an increased guard was placed on the fortress walls, and mounted patrols roamed the streets at night. Wishing to prevent bloodshed and save the city from further looting, the rulers decided to send experienced officials to scout the caravan camped twelve kilometers from the city gates, near the tomb of Kufalla-Khodja. The officials, mourned

02.02.2019, 14:29
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Ivan Semyonovich Ponomarev
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Ivan Semyonovich Ponomarev

Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Semyonovich Ponomarev Ivan Semyonovich Ponomarev was born in 1922 in the village of Krivo-Khandala in the Taseyevsky District of the Krasnoyarsk Krai into a peasant family. He was Russian. After finishing seven years of school, he worked on a collective farm. In 1941, the Ponomarev family moved to the village of Sosnovka in the Kalinin District of the Kyrgyz SSR. Here, I. Ponomarev worked on the construction of the Big Chui Canal. In May 1941, he was drafted into

01.02.2019, 02:20
The Great Journey of Chokan Valikhanov. Part 4
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The Great Journey of Chokan Valikhanov. Part 4

SECRET MISSION Governor-General Gasfort agreed to secretly send his adjutant Chokan Valikhanov to Kashgar — information about neighboring territories was of interest not only to Siberian military authorities but also to Petersburg. However, the most difficult task remained — to ensure the success of this complex venture, fraught with many troubles. And here, the wealthy Semipalatinsk merchant Bukash Aupayev came to the rescue. Intelligent and well-acquainted with the customs and traditions of

27.01.2019, 21:37
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Dmitry Nikolaevich Pichugin
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Dmitry Nikolaevich Pichugin

Hero of the Soviet Union Dmitry Nikolayevich Pichugin Dmitry Nikolayevich Pichugin was born in 1907 in the village of Kolyvan, Kolyvansky District, Novosibirsk Region, in a peasant family. In 1937, he moved with his family to Kyrgyzstan. He was Russian. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Lieutenant. Commander of a reconnaissance platoon. He began his combat path in 1939 during the war with the White Finns. After demobilization, he returned to Kyrgyzstan and worked as a cinema

26.01.2019, 18:18
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Vasily Petriyshev
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Vasily Petriyshev

Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Petriyshev Vasily Petriyshev was born in 1923 in the city of Talas, Kyrgyz SSR. Russian. Komsomol member. He was drafted into the Soviet Army in 1941 and sent to the Frunze Infantry School. Senior lieutenant, commander of a rifle company. He fought on the Stalingrad, Don, and Steppe fronts. On November 1, 1943, for his courage and bravery displayed in battles for the liberation of Kharkov, Vasily Petriyshev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. His

25.01.2019, 18:19
The Meeting of Chokan Valikhanov with Semenov-Tian-Shansky. Part 3
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The Meeting of Chokan Valikhanov with Semenov-Tian-Shansky. Part 3

JUST SEMENOV In the autumn of 1857, after a journey through Central Asia, Pyotr Petrovich Semenov — simply Semenov — returned to Omsk. But later, after the fame of this journey spreads around the world — Pyotr Petrovich was the first scientist to visit Central Tien Shan — his full name will be written as P. P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky. During 1856-1857, Semenov visited many places in Kazakhstan, traveled around the high-altitude lake Issyk-Kul, located among the Tien Shan ridges, visited the upper

24.01.2019, 12:50
Hero of the Great Patriotic War Kyrgyzstani Grigory Alekseyevich Petrenko
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War Kyrgyzstani Grigory Alekseyevich Petrenko

Hero of the Soviet Union Grigory Alekseevich Petrenko Grigory Alekseevich Petrenko - a rifleman of the 4th company of the 2nd battalion of the 1075th rifle regiment of the 316th rifle division of the 16th army of the Western Front, Red Army soldier. He was born on November 22, 1909, in the village of Chernyshe, now in the Kanevsky district of the Cherkasy region of Ukraine, into a peasant family. He was Ukrainian. He graduated from primary school. He worked in a collective farm. From 1933, he

24.01.2019, 12:16
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani, Pasko Yevdokiya Borisovna
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Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani, Pasko Yevdokiya Borisovna

Hero of the Soviet Union Pasko Evdokiya Borisovna Evdokiya Borisovna Pasko was born in 1919 in the village of Lipetsk in the Jeti-Oguz district of the Kyrgyz SSR to a peasant family. She was Ukrainian. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). After graduating from high school in the city of Przhevalsk, she became a student at the Mechanics and Mathematics Faculty of Moscow State University named after Lomonosov in 1938. In October 1941, at the call of the Central Committee

23.01.2019, 17:04
In the Footsteps of Shlagintweit. Chokan Valikhanov. Part 2
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In the Footsteps of Shlagintweit. Chokan Valikhanov. Part 2

ADOLPH SCHLAGINTWEIT In early 1857, the German traveler Adolph Schlagintweit, who had been wandering in India for a long time, met in Punjab, in the city of Sultanpur, with the Uyghur Muhammad-Amin, a native of Yarkand. Muhammad-Amin, who had previously enjoyed the patronage of the English, offered to guide Schlagintweit to Kashgaria and further into the Khanate of Kokand. The proposal seemed enticing to Schlagintweit. Kashgaria... Until now, science had no reliable information about this

21.01.2019, 21:25
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Panteleev Gavriil Frolovich
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Panteleev Gavriil Frolovich

Hero of the Soviet Union Panteliev Gavriil Frolovich Gavriil Frolovich Panteliev was born in 1923 in the village of Gavrilovna, Sokuluk district of the Kyrgyz SSR, into a peasant family. He was Russian. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was drafted into the Soviet Army in 1942. Guard Senior Lieutenant, Chief of Staff of a Rifle Battalion. He began his combat path in the Great Patriotic War on the Stalingrad front in July 1942, then fought on the Voronezh and Steppe

21.01.2019, 18:50
Chokan Valikhanov. Part 1
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Chokan Valikhanov. Part 1

Chokan Chingisovich Valikhanov The famous traveler, outstanding geographer, and ethnographer Chokan Chingisovich Valikhanov was a man of bright and unique fate. He forever inscribed his name in the history of geographical science by undertaking a secret journey to Kashgaria, a country about which nothing was known in Europe. In our narrative, Valikhanov will enter as an adult, a young man of twenty-two years, an officer, and an adjutant to the Governor-General of Western Siberia, Gasfort.

18.01.2019, 23:36
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Dmitry Ivanovich Panfilov
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Dmitry Ivanovich Panfilov

Hero of the Soviet Union Dmitry Ivanovich Panfilov Dmitry Ivanovich Panfilov was born in 1912 in the village of Burlin, Burlin District, West Kazakhstan Region. Before the war, he lived and worked as a driver in the city of Jalal-Abad. He was Russian. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was drafted into the Soviet Army in July 1941. He held the rank of junior lieutenant and was the commander of a tank platoon. He participated in the Great Patriotic War on the Western,

18.01.2019, 20:30
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov

Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov was born in 1893 in the city of Petrovsk, Saratov region. Russian. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In the Soviet Army since 1918. Major General. Commander of the 316th Rifle Division. In 1915, he was drafted into the tsarist army as a private. In 1918, he volunteered for the 1st Saratov Soviet Regiment, which merged into the 25th Rifle Division under the command of the legendary commander V. I.

13.01.2019, 16:15
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Otorbaev Asanbek
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Otorbaev Asanbek

Hero of the Soviet Union Otorbaev Asanbek Asanbek Otorbaev was born in 1925 in the village of Chat-Bazar in the Talas region of the Kyrgyz SSR, into a peasant family. He was Kyrgyz. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In January 1943, at the age of 18, he went to the front. He served as a junior sergeant and machine gunner. He fought on the Leningrad and 1st Ukrainian fronts. In battles against the German-fascist invaders, he distinguished himself with courage and bravery. He

10.01.2019, 22:28
Osmonov Abdyrai
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Osmonov Abdyrai

Osmonov Abdyrai (1937), Candidate of Geographical Sciences (1974), Professor (2002), Laureate of the State Prize of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of Science and Technology (2000) Kyrgyz. Born in the village of Ak-Bashat, Moscow District, Chui Region.

08.01.2019, 20:18
Bakirov Nasipbek Bakirovich
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Bakirov Nasipbek Bakirovich

Bakirov Nasipbek Bakirovich (1936), Candidate of Geographical Sciences (1974), Professor (2002), Laureate of the State Prize of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of Science and Technology (2000) Kyrgyz. Born in the village of Ak-Bashat, Moscow District, Chui Region.

08.01.2019, 20:06
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Stepan Semyonovich Ovcharov
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Stepan Semyonovich Ovcharov

Hero of the Soviet Union Stepan Semyonovich Ovcharov Stepan Semyonovich Ovcharov was born in 1909 in the village of Novo-Konstantinovka, Alsheevsky District, Bashkir ASSR. He was Ukrainian. Before the Great Patriotic War, he lived and worked for several years in the village of Kalininskoye and the city of Tokmak in the Kyrgyz SSR. In September 1941, he was drafted into the Soviet Army. Guard sergeant. Gun commander. From February 1942, he fought as part of the Voronezh and 2nd Ukrainian

07.01.2019, 20:49
Yalymov Nariman Galimovich
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Yalymov Nariman Galimovich

Yalymov Nariman Galimovich (1926), Doctor of Technical Sciences (1988), Professor (2000), Laureate of the State Prize of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of science and technology Tatar. Born in the city of Atbasar, Akmolinsk region of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

07.01.2019, 19:46
Yakovlev Vladimir Mikhailovich
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Yakovlev Vladimir Mikhailovich

Yakovlev Vladimir Mikhailovich (1935), Doctor of Medical Sciences (1988), Professor (1998), Laureate of the State Prize of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of science and technology (1998) Russian. Born in the village of Ananyevo, Issyk-Kul region.

06.01.2019, 19:46
Yusupov Tulegen Yusupovich
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Yusupov Tulegen Yusupovich

Yusupov Tulegen Yusupovich (1934-1995), Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (1991), Laureate of the State Prize of the Kyrgyz SSR in the field of Science and Technology (1976) Kyrgyz. Born in the village of Talas, Talas region. Graduated from the Faculty of Biology of KGU (1956).

06.01.2019, 19:35
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Pavel Fyodorovich Niko lenko
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Pavel Fyodorovich Niko lenko

Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolенко Pavel Fedorovich Pavel Fedorovich Nikolенко was born in 1918 in the village of Chaldovar, Panfilov District, Kyrgyz SSR. He was Ukrainian. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Before the war, he worked as an accountant for the Kum-Aryk collective farm. In 1941, he was drafted into military service and enrolled in a military technical school. He served as a Guards lieutenant and commander of a rifle company.

06.01.2019, 19:23
Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Ivan Spiridonovich Nemtsov
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War, Kyrgyzstani Ivan Spiridonovich Nemtsov

Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Spiridonovich Nemtev Ivan Spiridonovich Nemtev was born in 1924 in the village of Bystrovka, Kemin District, Kyrgyz SSR, in a family of a stonecutter. He was raised in an orphanage. Russian. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Before the war, he worked as a laborer in the mechanical workshops of the Ak-Tyuz mine. He served in the Soviet Army from March 1942. Sergeant. Commander of a machine gun squad. He participated in the Great Patriotic War as

05.01.2019, 16:53
Yunusaliev Bolot Muratalievich
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Yunusaliev Bolot Muratalievich

Yunusaliev Bolot Muratalievich (1913-1970), Doctor of Philological Sciences (1954), Professor, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kirghiz SSR (1954) Kyrgyz. Born in the village of Uch-Uruk, Kemin District, Chuy Region.

05.01.2019, 15:43
Yudakhin Felix Nikolaevich
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Yudakhin Felix Nikolaevich

Yudakhin Felix Nikolaevich (1934), Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1984), Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR (1989) Russian. Born in the city of Yany-Kurgan, South Kazakhstan region.

05.01.2019, 15:39
Yudakhin Konstantin Kuzmich
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Yudakhin Konstantin Kuzmich

Yudakhin Konstantin Kuzmich (1890-1975), Doctor of Philological Sciences (1949), Professor (1970), Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kirghiz SSR (1954), Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR in the field of science and technology Russian.

05.01.2019, 15:35
Hero of the Great Patriotic War Kyrgyzstani Ivan Vasilyevich Moskalenko
Heroes of Kyrgyzstan in World War II

Hero of the Great Patriotic War Kyrgyzstani Ivan Vasilyevich Moskalenko

Hero of the Soviet Union Moskalenko Ivan Vasilyevich Ivan Vasilyevich Moskalenko was born in 1912 in the village of Georgievna, Kurday District, Kazakh SSR, into a peasant family. He was Ukrainian. Having lost his father early, he worked on a collective farm, helping his mother support the family. Before being drafted into the army, he worked for eight years as an accountant in communication departments in the Issyk-Kul region. In the early days of the Great Patriotic War, he went to the

03.01.2019, 21:58