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

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

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

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

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

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

Actors of Kyrgyzstan / Women of Kyrgyzstan

People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR Jamal Seydakmatova

She was born on September 21, 1938, in the village of Temirovka, Issyk-Kul region. Her father waited a long time for children; Jamal was the first child born to his fifth wife. She graduated from the capital's School No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin in Frunze. After school, at her father's insistence, she entered the Leningrad Polygraphic Institute, but her dream of creativity never left her. Since childhood, Jamal had a talent for singing and dancing. In her second year, she dropped

07.02.2024, 20:03

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Salamatkhan IBRAGIMOVA

“I found Kyrgyz cuisine delightful, and the people of Kyrgyzstan welcoming and hospitable,” - these words of the President of Finland, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, were primarily addressed to her - Salamatkhan Ibragimova. Traditionally in the East, hosting guests is a man's duty. But Salamatkhan is a brilliant exception to this centuries-old “rule.”

30.01.2024, 22:30

Actors of Kyrgyzstan / Women of Kyrgyzstan

Aysulu Asanbekovna Tokombaeva

Tokombaeva Aysulu Asanbekovna - People's Artist of the USSR and the Kyrgyz SSR Born on September 22, 1947, in the city of Frunze. In early childhood, she became interested in dancing and decided to attend a ballet school.

26.04.2023, 15:04

Women of Kyrgyzstan / Actors of Kyrgyzstan

Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR Tatybubu Tursunbaeva

She was born on July 12, 1944, in the village of Chayek in the Jumgal district into a peasant family. Her delighted grandfather Tursunbay named her Tatybubu, which translates to "sweet." Despite being born during the difficult years of the Great Patriotic War, she had a happy and carefree childhood. Surrounded by loving parents and three older brothers, she was a cheerful child. The future actress studied at a Russian school in the village of Chayek. In the area, everyone called her

26.04.2023, 14:52

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Roza Mavletovna Uchkempirova

Leader, reformer, patriot, professional. The first since 1993, the chairperson-minister of the Social Fund of the Kyrgyz Republic. Since 1999 to the present, she has been the general director of the consulting company "Socium Consult." She considers her life's work to be her job, dedicating all her labor activities to the development and implementation of state social development programs. Nature has generously endowed her with charm, wisdom, analytical mind, and diligence.

26.03.2023, 15:59

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Bakashova Zhyldyz - an extraordinary leader of the largest library in the country

Zhyldyz Bakashova represents one of the bright pages in the history of the National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic. A multifaceted personality and an extraordinary leader of the largest library in the country, she lives with vibrant emotions and ideas, possesses extensive knowledge and experience, and enjoys trust and respect. Zhyldyz Kemelovna is a complex individual. In her, as in a good symphony, the most diverse, even opposite musical tones are combined: high and low, soft and harsh, sharp

23.12.2022, 07:54

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Rosetta Aitmatov

Her last name is famous. But Rozetta Aitmatova never thought about it - dignity, integrity, and honor were too hard-won from harsh circumstances...

14.11.2022, 00:46

Women of Kyrgyzstan / Actors of Kyrgyzstan

Urumkan Ismailova

Born in 1916 in Cholpon-Ata. She began her creative career in 1934. She started as an actress at the Kyrgyz State Drama Theater. In 1941, she graduated from the State Institute of Theatrical Art named after A. V. Lunacharsky. From 1941 to 1947, she returned to the Kyrgyz Drama Theater, and from 1947 to 1951, she worked at the Issyk-Kul Regional Drama Theater, and since 1951 at the Kyrgyz State Drama Theater. In 1973, she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR. She is

04.10.2022, 16:13

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Tazhinisa Abdurasulova

A young student of a seller, she enrolled in the Faculty of Economics at Kyrgyz State University. She became a commodity expert and then the head of the management of the Osh Regional Consumer Union. During the period of socio-economic reforms, Abdurassulova repeatedly started businesses from scratch. She took the risk of opening one of the first multi-profile firms in Kyrgyzstan, "Salamalik." In search of profitable goods, she reached the USA. She experienced both success and

11.09.2022, 14:26

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Ismailova Emilia Irincheevna

E. I. Ismailova is a prominent philosopher, public figure, Doctor of Philosophy, professor, passionate speaker with knowledge of foreign languages, head of the Department at the Bishkek Humanities University named after K. Karasaev, Vice-President of the World Academy of Professors, and a member of the Special Council for the defense of doctoral and candidate dissertations in philosophy and cultural studies at the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic. Professor E. Ismailova is

30.07.2022, 10:19

Women of Kyrgyzstan / Actors of Kyrgyzstan

People's Artist of the USSR Bakken Kydykeeva

Born on October 20, 1923 (according to other sources — September 20, 1920) in the village of Tokoldosh in the Voroshilov district (now Alamedin) of the Frunze region (now Bishkek), in a teacher's family. She graduated from seven grades of school and began her stage career at the Kyrgyz Theater for Young Spectators in 1936 (Frunze), (now this theater bears her name). From 1941 to 1944, she was an actress at the Przhevalsky and Naryn regional theaters, and from 1944 she was an actress at

16.06.2022, 19:05

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Professor of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR, Yennafa Vasilyevna Nikitina

Ennafa Vasilyevna Nikitina, an outstanding scientist-florist, leading botanist of Kyrgyzstan, honored figure of science of the Kyrgyz SSR, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR. E. V. Nikitina was born in Tomsk and graduated from Tomsk University in 1916. Until 1927, she worked as an assistant at the same university under the patronage of Professor V. V. Sapozhnikov. Her deep interest in science and extraordinary determination as a student did

29.05.2022, 16:20

Women of Kyrgyzstan / Actors of Kyrgyzstan

Actress Aisha Tyumenbaeva (Karasaeva)

Aisha Sultanaly kyzy was born on March 8, 1912, in the village of Taldy-Suu in the present-day Tyup district of the Issyk-Kul region, in a large family of a teacher. The actress does not have an extensive filmography, but she is known for being the first Kyrgyz girl to attend school. The first Kyrgyz woman to star in a leading role in the film "Covered Wagon" ("Uzbekgoskino") in 1927, the feature film "Covered Wagon," in which actress Aisha Tyumenbaeva made her

14.05.2022, 09:58

Women of Kyrgyzstan / Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Fatima Nurgazievna Nurgazieva - the first Kyrgyz woman Minister of Health of the republic

Fatima Nurgazievna Nurgazieva One of the Kyrgyz activists of the 1920s and 1930s, the first Kyrgyz woman Minister of Health of the republic and rector of the Kyrgyz State Medical Institute. Since 1929, she worked as a teacher, and from 1938, she was involved in the healthcare system. From 1949, F. Nurgazieva served as Minister of Social Welfare, and from 1950, she was the Minister of Health of the Kirghiz SSR. In 1955, Fatima Nurgazievna was appointed rector of KSMI. From 1962 to 1967, she

01.05.2022, 20:39

Women of Kyrgyzstan / Actors of Kyrgyzstan

People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR Ali Man Zhangorozova

Aliman Zhangorozova Born in 1914 in the village of Sary-Tologoy, Issyk-Kul region. In 1934, she began working at the Kyrgyz Drama Theater. That same year, she organized a private theater in Uzgen and worked there until 1937. She performed on the stage of the Issyk-Kul Drama Theater (1937–1943). From 1938 to 1945, she was one of the first announcers of Kyrgyz Radio. During this time, she also performed on the stages of the Naryn (1943–1946) and Przhevalsk (1946–1962) Drama Theaters. From 1963

17.04.2022, 08:44

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Tatibekova Zhanneta Saymasaevna

T. Zh. Saymasaevna (1928-2003) Zh. S. Tatibekova was born in 1928 in Tashkent in a family of civil servants. Her father, Saymasai Tatibekov, was a participant in the Civil War and actively participated in the land and water reform. Her mother, Maria Ilinichna Vasilieva, worked in Komsomol and trade union organizations, in public education, and was a personal pensioner of union significance.

03.04.2022, 10:58

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Folk Artisan Bekboeva Alyi

Alyi Bekboeva (1886-1977) Alyi Bekboeva was the first Kyrgyz folk artisan, admitted to the Union of Artists of the USSR in 1958. She created 25 felt carpets—shyrdaks, 28 embroidered velvet panels—tush-kyiz, 21 ayak-kap, over 80 sekichke, topu, and beldemchi. In her skilled hands, the bright colors of Kyrgyz nature come to life anew. Among her awards are the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, medals "For Valorous Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" and "For Labor

22.03.2022, 19:36

Women of Kyrgyzstan / Actors of Kyrgyzstan

Honored Figure of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic Klara Yusupjanova

Klara Yusupjanova Born on December 29, 1940, in the village of Kara-Suu, Naryn region. She graduated from the Frunze Medical School. There was a time when she combined her work as a nurse, worked for a year as a paramedic, attended evening school, and participated in artistic amateur performances. She dreamed of becoming a director.

27.02.2022, 20:55

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Toktakhunova Samarbyu

Toktakhunova Samarbyu Samarbyu Toktakhunova, a soloist-instrumentalist of the Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments named after Karamoldo Orozov, is an outstanding komuz player and educator, a People's Artist of the USSR and the Kyrgyz SSR, a laureate of the State Prize named after Toktogul and the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Kyrgyzstan, a laureate of the XI World Festival of Youth and Students in Havana, a laureate of the first International Festival "Voices of Asia" in Almaty,

17.02.2022, 00:19

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic Ainagul Sadykova

Ainagul Sadykova Ainagul Sadykova belongs to a generation of talented artists from the 1970s. Among the artists and creative intelligentsia of that time, she was already a recognized master. Ainagul Sadykova is the first Kyrgyz woman artist and painter. She graduated from VGIK in 1970. She has participated in exhibitions since 1968. She is a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.

05.02.2022, 11:50

Women of Kyrgyzstan / Actors of Kyrgyzstan

People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR Anvar Kuttubaeva. Part - 2

Anvar Kuttubaeva. Part - 2 The theater gradually expanded, its ensemble was replenished with talented artists with good voices. Russian composers V. Vlasov, V. Fere, and experienced artistic director, conductor V. Tselikovsky, along with our composer-melodist Abdylaas Maldybaev, and librettists D. Bokonbaev, J. Turusbekov, and K. Malikov began working on the creation of the first Kyrgyz opera "Aichurek," based on one of the episodes of the epic "Manas." This period in the

08.01.2022, 12:49

Women of Kyrgyzstan / Actors of Kyrgyzstan

People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR Anvar Kuttubaeva. Part - 1

Anvar Kuttubaeva (1915 -1977) In 1926, the first Kyrgyz theatrical studio was opened. Sixteen men and four women were accepted. Among the first artists of the troupe was Anvar Kuttubaeva. She created many memorable characters on the Kyrgyz stage. In 1937, she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Republic, and in 1939 - the title of People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR and was awarded the Order of Lenin. She became the first People's Artist of the republic. During her 36-year

24.12.2021, 21:55

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Roza Usenovna Abdrakhmanova

Roza Abdrakhmanova Praise be to the hands that smell of bread! For more than 45 years, Roza Abdrakhmanova has been engaged in one of the most important and kindest professions on Earth. Starting her career at a bread factory, she rose from a shift technologist to the general director of the Republican Production Association of the Bakery Industry, which includes 15 enterprises. A skilled engineer with over twenty innovative proposals, Roza Abdrakhmanova placed great importance on introducing

13.12.2021, 20:07

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Kurmanjan Datka - Queen Alaya. Part 3

Kurmanjan Datka. Part - 3 The small village of Gulcha, where Kurmanjan's residence was located, became a center of attraction. Here came the humiliated and insulted, the noble, the poor, and the rich. Some sought justice, others came for wise advice, and some simply wanted to see the person about whom good rumors spread across the world. Kurmanjan Datka paid primary attention to the development of nomadic agriculture in Alai, folk medicine, and popular education, including her own madrasa

03.12.2021, 13:08

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Kurmanjan Datka - Queen of Alai. Part 2

Kurmanjan Datka. Part - 2 After marrying Alymbek Datka, she did not become pregnant for seven years. One night in the yurt of a fellow tribesman, she saw a strange light. Approaching the yurt, she saw a baby in a cradle, who was somehow drawing her to him with an unknown force. She begged the child's parents to let her raise him and become his mother, but no one was to know about it. The child was named Karabek. All relatives were strictly warned not to disclose the secret. According to

21.11.2021, 20:26

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Kurmanjan Datka - Queen Alaya. Part 1

Kurmanjan Datka. Part 1 In the centuries-long history of the Kyrgyz people, the name of Kurmanjan Datka is inscribed in golden letters. For Central Asia, and indeed for the entire Islamic East, it was unprecedented for a Muslim woman to defy traditions and the will of her parents by leaving the husband chosen for her. Soon, she married Alymbek, the Datka of Alai, and after his death, she did not pass power to his brother or eldest son, but took it into her own hands.

08.11.2021, 09:39

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Aychurek, the Wife of Semetey

Lunar-Faced Aichurek In the epic "Manas," Aichurek is the bride and then wife of the hero Semetey, and the mother of Seytek. Shortly before his death, Manas betrothed Aichurek to his underage son Semetey. Aichurek is the daughter of the Afghan khan Akunkhan, the ruler of Urgench. The storyteller S. Karalaev emphasizes that Aichurek was not born of a human but was found by Akunkhan in a field as an infant:

27.10.2021, 22:35

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Kanikey — the queen, wife of Manas. Part - 3

Part 3 Kanykey becomes a mother, raising her son. The name of the mother is sacred, her milk is miraculous. Kanykey is not just a mother. She is primarily the educator of the national hero. Raising and providing the right upbringing for the national hero is a very responsible task. Before his death, Manas, on behalf of his people, entrusts this duty to Kanykey and commands her to go with Semetey to her father. Kanykey was in deep sorrow when Manas and his loyal companions perished at the hands

14.10.2021, 18:41

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Kanykey — Queen, Wife of Manas. Part - 2

Part 2. Kanykey — the queen, wife of Manas Becoming the life companion of Manas, Kanykey actively participates in public life, serving as Manas's closest assistant. When going on a campaign, Manas entrusts her with managing the clan and welcoming guests with honor. Through her love, loyalty, and devotion to her husband, her hard work, insight, and ability to foresee the future, as well as her unerring recognition of enemies and friends, she earns universal respect and the recognition of

01.10.2021, 22:15

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Mother of the People - Kanykey. Part 1

KANYKEY - MANAS'S FRIEND The epic "Manas" is an encyclopedia of the life of the Kyrgyz people. It widely reflects the centuries-old life of the Kyrgyz: ethnic composition, economy, everyday life, customs, morals, judgments about human virtues and vices, ideas about the environment, religious views, medical, geographical, and other knowledge. Manas is the main, central character around whom all others gather. Manas is a hero who, along with his retinue of 40 knights, accomplished

19.09.2021, 15:17

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Epic Heroine Kyz Saikal

KYZ SAYKAL - MAIDEN-WARRIOR In the memory of the Kyrgyz people, the name of the fearless woman—warrior from the Ketmen-Tyubinskaya valley in southern Kyrgyzstan, Saykal, the wife of the manap Ryskulbek Narbotoev, has been preserved. At a critical moment for her tribesmen, Saykal, dressed in male military armor, managed to organize a defense against a squad of foreigners who came to capture her wounded husband. In 1864, the Sayak tribe, numbering 10,000 families, led by manap Ryskulbek

09.09.2021, 22:50

Women of Kyrgyzstan

The Scythian Queen Tomyris

TOMYRIS - QUEEN OF THE SAKAS In the first millennium B.C., vast expanses from the Danube to the Yenisei and Eastern Turkestan were roamed by related tribes, whom the Persians called Sakas and the Greeks called Scythians. It is believed that the term "Saka" meant "mighty man" (warrior). The Sakas were ancient inhabitants of the mountains and valleys of the Tian Shan. This is evidenced not only by rock paintings and individual accidental finds but also by treasures. In total,

18.07.2021, 12:16

Women of Kyrgyzstan

The title "Умай эне" translates to "Mother Umai" in English.

UMAI - GODDESS OF FERTILITY The ancient Kyrgyz worshipped four natural elements: Sky, Earth, Fire, Water. The Sky was considered the masculine principle and was personified in the image of a mighty Bull, while the Earth represented the feminine. The Cult of the Sky arose from the cult of the Sun. The ancient Sumerians called the sun god Dingir, the Mongols - Tengri, and the blue Turks and Kyrgyz - Temp. Kok Tenir (Geshri) meant Blue, Eternal Sky. It encompassed all astral representations and

01.07.2021, 10:12

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Apas Dzhumagulov on Kyrgyz Women

Apas Jumagulov on Kyrgyz Women The history of the development of world civilization is largely the story of the increasing role of women in the social development of society. There are many examples of selfless, and often self-sacrificing, service by women for the good of their country in the history of Kyrgyzstan. Women have repeatedly taken on the immense burden of responsibility for the future of the people and the fate of the homeland. The great spirit of women - the guardians of the

19.06.2021, 20:40

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Tursun Osmonova

Left a Name for Future Generations and a Street Tursun Osmonova was one of the first active participants in the movement for the emancipation of Muslim women in the East and the first female Minister of Social Welfare in Kyrgyzstan. She was affectionately known among the people as Tursun-apa. Tursun Osmonova was born in the village of Uch-Uryuk in the Kemin district in 1900 into a poor family. Her mother died during childbirth, and a year and a half later, her father passed away. From the age

07.06.2021, 11:19

Women of Kyrgyzstan

My Dear (The Mayor)

Zharkynaiym. In the political life of the Kokand Khanate, an interesting role was played by the wife of Sherali Khan (1841-1844), Zharkynaiym. Zharkynaiym (Khakim Aym) was born in 1802 into a wealthy family of a biya from the Saruu tribe. Her father, Asperdi Datka (historically known as Ajibek Datka), was a prominent statesman in the Kokand and Khiva Khanates. Asperdi Datka had two sons and two daughters - Zharkynai and Ziinat (Ziinat Datka).

27.05.2021, 19:25

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Mr. Zhanil

The Fearless Zhanil Myrza In the legends of the Kyrgyz people, there is a story of love between the warrior girl Zhanil Myrza and the ruler Tylky Batyr. According to the tale, Zhanil is the leader of the Noyguts, a Kyrgyz tribe that lived in the eastern part of Kyrgyzstan in Kakshaal, near the border with China. Zhanil, a girl-warrior, is as strong and skilled in combat as a man, defeating him on the battlefield. She faithfully fulfilled her duty, placing the independence of her people and

20.05.2021, 17:42

Women of Kyrgyzstan

Women of Kyrgyzstan

The Emancipation of Kyrgyz Women The Kyrgyz are one of the oldest peoples of Central Asia. The first documented mention of the Kyrgyz dates back to 201 BC. Historically, the main occupation of the Kyrgyz for many centuries was nomadic and semi-nomadic livestock breeding, which was extensive in nature. However, livestock breeding was combined with agriculture, which was an inseparable part of the economy of nomadic tribes. This was the main reason why women held a high position among the

17.05.2021, 19:08