About Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyz in antiquity
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Kyrgyz in the VI-XII centuries
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Kyrgyz in the XIII—first half of XVIII century
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The struggle for the independence of the Kyrgyz
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Kyrgyzstan as part of Russia
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Kyrgyzstan during the Soviet period
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Kyrgyzstan — a sovereign state
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Historical records
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Kurmanjan Datka
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Chagatai Ulus. Haidu State. Moghulistan
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History and archeology of the ancient Tien Shan
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Peoples movements of Central Asia in the XIX century
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Kyrgyzstan during the Great Patriotic War
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Kyrgyzstan in the 1920s
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1937 in Kyrgyzstan
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Shabdan Baatyr
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Territory, geography and administrative division
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Chuy Region
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Attractions of Chuy Region
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Issyk-Kul Region
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Sights of Issyk-Kul
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Naryn Region
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Attractions of Naryn Region
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Talas Region
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Attractions of Talas Region
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Osh Region
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Attractions of Osh Region
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Batken Region
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Attractions of Batken Region
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Jalal-Abad Region
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Attractions of Jalal-Abad Region
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Cities
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Bishkek
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Pishpek - Frunze - Bishkek
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History of the capital of Kyrgyzstan in documents
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Osh
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Osh - 3000
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Naryn
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Jalal-Abad
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Batken
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Talas
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Karakol
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Tokmok
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Cholpon-Ata
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Uzgen
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Kochkor
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Kemin
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Balykchy
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Kyzyl-Kiya
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Mailuu-Suu
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Sulukta
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Tash-Kumyr
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Toktogul
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Kara-Kul
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Kara-Balta
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Kara-Balta - Black Ax
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Epigraphy
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Folklore
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Kyrgyz heroic epic "Manas"
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The epic "Manas" in prose
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Poetic retelling of the epic "Manas"
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"Semetey" - poetic story
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"Semetey" in prose
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Religion
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Miscellaneous information about Kyrgyzstan
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Orto-Tokoy Reservoir
Reservoirs

Orto-Tokoy Reservoir

Orto-Tokoy Reservoir — a reservoir on the Chu River. It is located 2 km west of the village of Orto-Tokoy, on the border of Naryn and Issyk-Kul regions, at an altitude of 1700 meters. The construction plan for the reservoir was approved by the decree of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR on March 19, 1940. Construction began in 1941 and was completed in 1960. The elevation above sea level is 1700 m. The

28.06.2018, 21:43
Orto-Tokoy (Kasansay) Reservoir
Reservoirs

Orto-Tokoy (Kasansay) Reservoir

Orto-Tokoy (Kasansay) Reservoir — a reservoir in the Ala-Buka District of the Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is located on the Kasansay River, a right tributary of the Syr Darya. Construction of the reservoir began in 1941, but was halted due to the war. After its conclusion, the reservoir was completed — its volume is 165 million cubic meters, the surface area (km²) is 8.0; length (km) is 5.2; width (km) is 3.5; maximum depth is 63 meters. According to the land allocation case for the

28.06.2018, 21:07
Kara-Burinskoye Reservoir
Reservoirs

Kara-Burinskoye Reservoir

The Reservoir with Two Names Kara-Burinskoye Reservoir is located in the Talas region on the border of the Manas and Kara-Burinsk districts, in the Chon-Kapka gorge. The main function of the structure is to irrigate dry lands in the Talas valley and Kazakhstan with water from the Talas River, accumulated in winter and spring. Kirov Reservoir is its second name. Construction began in 1965 and was completed in 1975. During the Soviet era, the district centers were named the village of Pokrovka

28.06.2018, 19:53
Toktogul Reservoir
Reservoirs

Toktogul Reservoir

The Toktogul Reservoir can be called the water pearl of Kyrgyzstan. It is located on the Naryn River and is not only the largest in the country but also in all of Central Asia. The volume of the reservoir is 19.5 km³, with a useful water volume of 14 billion. The surface area is 284 km². The average depth is 215 m. Its dimensions are 65 × 12 km. Looking at the vast water expanse, it is hard to believe that this is a creation of human hands. The hydroelectric power station provides Kyrgyzstan

27.06.2018, 22:02
Lake Teshik-Kul
Lakes

Lake Teshik-Kul

Lake Teshik-Kul (also Teshik-Köl) — is a hard-to-reach high-altitude lake It is located at an altitude of 3500 meters on the southern side of the Tereskey Ala-Too range in the Issyk-Kul region, approximately 38 km from the village of Bokonbaeva. Cascading mountains, a majestic plain, and distant flocks of sheep make these places extraordinarily beautiful. There seems to be no end or edge to the hills stretching far beyond the limits of human vision. Teshik-Kul is a typical mountain lake,

27.06.2018, 11:18
Mikhail Yurievich Yakovlev
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Mikhail Yurievich Yakovlev

Mikhail Yurievich Yakovlev Editor. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1961. Born on September 7, 1929, in the city of Namangan, Uzbek SSR, in a family of a civil servant. From the age of seven, he was raised in an orphanage. In 1942, he was sent to study at the Moscow Military Music School for Cadets of the Soviet Army. After graduating, from 1945 to 1952, he served on military ships in the city of Sevastopol. He completed his secondary education independently and in 1951

27.06.2018, 09:32
Yusupjanova Klara
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Yusupjanova Klara

Yusupzhanova Klara Film actress. Born on December 29, 1940, in the village of Kara-Suu, At-Bashinsky District, Naryn Region, in a family of a civil servant. After graduating from incomplete secondary school in Naryn in 1955, she entered the Frunze Medical School in the paramedic department. At the same time, she studied at an evening secondary school. In 1959, she worked as a paramedic in the clinic and medical station of the Kyrgyz Agricultural Institute. Since September 1959, she has been a

27.06.2018, 09:28
Ermatov Tashtan
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Ermatov Tashtan

Ermatov Tashtan Composer. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Born on November 18, 1928, in the village of Ak-Bash, Suzak district, Osh region, into a peasant family. He was raised in an orphanage in the city of Przhevalsk. In 1943, he entered a vocational school in Frunze. After successfully participating in the artistic amateur performance review of labor reserves in 1944, he was sent to the Kyrgyz State Philharmonic. Three years later, he became a student at the Kyrgyz studio of the

27.06.2018, 09:22
Erdman Dmitry Ivanovich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Erdman Dmitry Ivanovich

Erdman Dmitry Ivanovich Film director. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1962). Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1918. Born on April 7, 1894, in the city of Riga into a working-class family, died in 1978 in the city of Frunze. Completed 4 grades of primary school. Began working in 1909. Was an apprentice and typesetter at the printing house of the newspaper "Pribaltiyskiy Kray," and a loader. From 1918, he participated in the Civil War as an assistant company

27.06.2018, 09:16
Sharshenova Rakiya
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Sharshenova Rakiya

Sharshenova Rakiya Editor. Born on May 15, 1941, in the village of Orto-Aryk, Panfilov District, in a peasant family. After graduating from secondary school No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin in Frunze in 1959, she began working in the editing shop of the Frunze Film Studio. From 1967 to 1969, she studied part-time at the Philological Faculty of the Kyrgyz State Women's Pedagogical Institute named after V. V. Mayakovsky. In 1968, she underwent three months of training at VGIK in the

26.06.2018, 10:52
Sharshenov Asan
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Sharshenov Asan

Sharshenov Asan Editor. Born on August 10, 1930, in the village of Stalinskoye (now Belovodskoye) in the Stalinsky (now Moskovsky) district of the Frunze region of the Kyrgyz SSR into a peasant family. He was raised in orphanages in Belovodskoye and Tokmak. In 1944, he was sent to a military music school at the Tashkent Infantry School named after V. I. Lenin. After the war, he was transferred to a vocational school in the village of Boz-Su in the Tashkent region. Since 1947, he has been

26.06.2018, 10:49
Yuri Sergeyevich Shvedov
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Yuri Sergeyevich Shvedov

Shvedov Yuri Sergeyevich Cinematographer, film director. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1954. Born on October 1, 1924, in the city of Mogilev to a military family. After graduating from high school in 1941 in Moscow, he enrolled in the Aviation Institute, and after its evacuation, he joined a military aviation school. He served until the end of the war as part of an assault aviation regiment on the 3rd Ukrainian Front. He then continued his studies at the Moscow

26.06.2018, 10:43
Shamsiyev Bolotbek Tolenovich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Shamsiyev Bolotbek Tolenovich

Shamsiyev Bolotbek Tolenovich Film director. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1973). People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1975). Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Kyrgyzstan (1969) and the State Prize of the USSR (1977). Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1972. Born on January 12, 1941, in the city of Frunze in a poet's family. After graduating from high school in 1958, he worked as an apprentice auto mechanic at the "Selkhoztrans" bus depot. From

26.06.2018, 10:38
Lake Suttu-Bulak
Lakes

Lake Suttu-Bulak

Lake Suttyu-Bulak or "Milk Lake" The lake is located in the "Semenovskoye" gorge on the northern shore of Lake "Issyk-Kul" at an altitude of 2700 meters above sea level, the road to the gorge passes through the village of Semenovka. The lake was formed in 1910 as a result of a strong Vernensky earthquake; it is remarkably beautiful, with water that appears somewhat murky – milky, as if milk has been poured into a cup of tea without stirring. The depth of this lake

26.06.2018, 09:44
Lake Saz-Kel
Lakes

Lake Saz-Kel

Lake Saz-Kel — "swampy lake". This small but very picturesque lake in Kyrgyzstan reflects the blue sky, neighboring mountain peaks, and trees like a mirror! Lake Saz-Kel (Sazkel, Sazkol, Saz-Kol) is located in the Itagar Gorge, one of the branches of the larger Chichkan Gorge. The Itagar Gorge itself is approximately 340 kilometers north of Jalal-Abad. It is hidden behind the beautiful rocky mountains of Chichkan and is located nearby. The lake itself is nestled among wind-carved

26.06.2018, 09:09
Petrov Lake
Lakes

Petrov Lake

Petrova Lake — the Source of Naryn This is the largest moraine-glacial lake in the Tian Shan by area and volume, serving as the main source of water supply for the high-altitude "Kumtor" mine. Due to the melting of the glacier, the depth of the lake has increased from 20 to 70 meters, and the area of the lake has also expanded. Today, it covers 430 hectares. It can be said that this lake is constantly increasing in area and volume. There are currently 65 million cubic meters of water

26.06.2018, 08:37
Lake Zhashyl-Köl
Lakes

Lake Zhashyl-Köl

Zhashyl-Köl, which translates from Kyrgyz as "green lake" It is located in the Chon-Kemin Valley, at an altitude of about 3200 m. The valley is fabulously rich in forests: coniferous, formed by the relict fir of the Tian Shan; mixed, where aspen, willow, and birch coexist alongside fir; and floodplain, dominated by sea buckthorn bushes and deciduous trees. The coniferous forest, stretching in the zone from 1700 to 3200 m, makes the air of the valley healing, and the abundance of

25.06.2018, 19:33
Lake Köl-Suu
Lakes

Lake Köl-Suu

Lake Köl-Suu translates as "coming water" The lake is located in the Naryn region, Ak-Sai valley, on the border with China. It is situated in the upper reaches of the Kuruumduk River, a right tributary of Kak-Kiya, at an altitude of 3500-3600 meters above sea level. At this altitude, it is quite difficult for an average person to acclimatize. Even after living in the mountains for some time, one does not get used to it immediately. The lake is of a dam type, formed by a strong

25.06.2018, 17:03
Lake Kel-Tor
Lakes

Lake Kel-Tor

One of the most beautiful lakes in Kyrgyzstan - the dead lake Kël-Tor It is located in the gorge of the same name. You can reach it from the Kegety gorge, which is 90 km from the city of Bishkek towards Issyk-Kul. Lake Kël-Tor is situated at an altitude of 2725 meters above sea level. The lake has an unusual peak called "Sugar Head" with an overhanging glacier. The height of this peak is 4253 m. The lake is of dam origin, has no direct outflow, and goes underground, emerging several

25.06.2018, 12:28
Lake Köl-Ukök
Lakes

Lake Köl-Ukök

Lake Köl-Ukök is the perfect place to escape from civilization Lake Köl-Ukök, located in the Naryn region on the Teskey Ala-Too ridge, is the perfect place to escape from civilization and immerse yourself in your thoughts. The crystal clear, cold water is incredibly refreshing, but it's best not to venture far from the shore, as the depth reaches up to 17 meters in some places. The best time to visit this place is during the warm months. The grass is particularly lush during these months,

25.06.2018, 11:46
Lake Chatyr-Kul
Lakes

Lake Chatyr-Kul

“Chatyr-Kul” translates from Kyrgyz as “Heavenly Lake.” The high-altitude lake Chatyr-Kul is located in the Inner Tian Shan. The height of the lake above sea level is 3530.2 meters. The area of the water surface is 170.6 km². The length of the lake is 23 km, width is 11 km, and the average volume of water is 8.5 km³. It is the highest of the large lakes in Tian Shan, occupying the lowest part of a tectonic depression.

25.06.2018, 10:45
The title "Село Ак-Суу" translates to "The Village of Ak-Suu" in English.
Villages

The title "Село Ак-Суу" translates to "The Village of Ak-Suu" in English.

Ak-Suu Village, formerly Teploklyuchenka Ak-Suu Village is located in the eastern part of the Issyk-Kul region, within the territory of the Teploklyuchensky rural district, approximately 9 kilometers from Karakol. In the granite gorge of Ak-Suu, with a bottom width of 30-40 meters and slopes rising about 300 meters, flows the river of the same name, Ak-Suu. Not far from Jilandy — the Issyk-Kul Nature Reserve of the Teploklyuchen district — another river, Arashan, flows into Ak-Suu. The

24.06.2018, 17:00
Lake Kulun
Lakes

Lake Kulun

Kulung - "foal" The Kulung and Kulung Minor lakes are a group of lakes, enchanting with their beauty and located in the Osh region of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, in the western part of the Fergana Range, within the territory of the Kulunatin State Nature Reserve, established in 2004 with a total area of 24 thousand hectares, aimed at preserving the biodiversity of juniper-coniferous forests, at an altitude of 2856 m. The distance between the lakes, connected by the waters of the

24.06.2018, 16:12
Lake Djidalik
Lakes

Lake Djidalik

Jidalyk - "breast berry" Jidalyk (Zhiydeli) is a famous lake in Kadamjay. It is a landmark of the city and is located at the foot of a mountain, which is the source of water in the lake. The lake itself serves as a source of drinking and healing water, as well as a recreational area. The place where the water flows out is called Katur-Bulak. The name Jidalyk comes from the word "zhiyde," which translates from Kyrgyz as "breast berry." Around Lake Jidalyk, many

24.06.2018, 15:08
Lake Ai-Kyol
Lakes

Lake Ai-Kyol

Moon Lake On the northern slope of the Turkestan Range lies Lake Ai-Köl, which translates to "moon lake." The area of the lake is 0.82 sq. km. It is located at an altitude of about 3000 m, surrounded by sheer cliffs and boulders, making access to the lake quite challenging. The shores of the lake are steep cliffs that cannot be approached, so it can only be glimpsed through small passes in the foothills. One of these passes offers a place to rest or camp for the night.

24.06.2018, 13:54
Lake Jasylyk-Kel
Lakes

Lake Jasylyk-Kel

Jasyl-Kel - "Emerald Lake". "Jasyl-Kol Lake - 'a diamond in a mountain setting' - is considered one of the most beautiful high-altitude lakes in the mountain systems of the Zailiysky and Kungoy Alatau! This lake is located in the western part of the Chelekokemin ridge, at the point where two large mountain ranges, Zailiysky Alatau and Kungoy Alatau, converge. An incredibly beautiful body of water that continuously changes its color throughout the day. The waters of the

24.06.2018, 12:18
The title translates to "The Village of Kara-Kuldja."
Villages

The title translates to "The Village of Kara-Kuldja."

Kara-Kulja Village is the center of the eponymous district Karakulja (archaic: Kara-Kulja; at the source — Karakol) is a river flowing through the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan. The length of the river is 104 km. It collects its waters from the southwestern slope of the Fergana Range. Karakulja is the right tributary of the Karadarja River. The Kuldzhinsky district is located in the river basin. It was established in 1936 under the name Soviet District. It was abolished in 1962, restored in 1969,

24.06.2018, 11:13
Chokmorov Suimenkul
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Chokmorov Suimenkul

Chokmorov Suimenkul Film actor. People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1975). Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize (1972) and the Toktogul State Prize of the Kyrgyz SSR (1978). Member of the CPSU since 1975. Born on November 9, 1939, in the village of Chon-Tash, Alamudun District, Kyrgyz SSR, in a peasant family. After completing seven years of schooling, he entered the Frunze Art School in 1953. After graduating in 1958, he was sent to the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and

22.06.2018, 15:04
Chmonin Rudolf Nikolaevich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Chmonin Rudolf Nikolaevich

Chmonin Rudolf Nikolaevich Editor. Member of the CPSU since 1962. Born on November 9, 1933, in the city of Gorky to a family of civil servants. He received his secondary education in the village of Georgievka in the Kurday district of the Jambyl region of the Kazakh SSR. From 1951 to 1956, he studied at Frunze in the philological faculty of KSU. Immediately after graduating from university, he became a literary employee at the newspaper "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," and in the

22.06.2018, 14:05
Chadin Sergey Alexandrovich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Chadin Sergey Alexandrovich

Chadin Sergey Alexandrovich Cinematographer. Born on July 16, 1938, in the city of Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo region, in a family of civil servants. After graduating from high school in Frunze in 1957, he worked as a driller in a geological exploration team and as a fang worker at the "Progress" factory in the village of Alamedin. In 1959, he joined the "Kyrgyzfilm" studio as a camera equipment mechanic, and in 1961, he moved to the position of assistant cameraman. After

22.06.2018, 13:55
Usubaliev Sharshenaly Usubalievich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Usubaliev Sharshenaly Usubalievich

Usubaliev Sharshenaly Usubalievich Organizer of film production. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1945. Born on August 15, 1923, in the village of Murake, Petrovsky (now Moscow) district of the Kyrgyz SSR, in a peasant family. After finishing high school in 1941, he began his career as a primary school teacher in the Iskra collective farm in the Petrovsky district. In March 1942, he was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army. He participated in battles and served as a

22.06.2018, 13:43
Umuraliyev Asanbek
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Umuraliyev Asanbek

Umuraliyev Asanbek Film actor. People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR (1977). Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1974. Born on December 7, 1933, in the town of Rybachy to a peasant family. After finishing 4 grades of secondary school, he worked as a shepherd and a postman. From 1947 to 1949, he was a student at a vocational school in Przhevalsk, and from 1949 to 1951, he worked as a locksmith and motorist at a factory. In 1951-1952, he was a motorist and senior worker in

22.06.2018, 13:34
Ubuikeev Melis Aytkulovich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Ubuikeev Melis Aytkulovich

Ubukeev Melis Aitkulovich Film director, screenwriter. Born on April 17, 1935, in the city of Frunze to a family of a writer. He completed his secondary education in 1954. After graduating from the history faculty of KGU, he studied at the directing faculty of VGIK from 1959 to 1965 under the guidance of Sergey Apollinarievich Gerasimov. As a second-year student, he directed a documentary film "River of Mountains" (1960) at the "Kyrgyzfilm" studio based on his own script.

22.06.2018, 13:26
Lilia Turusbekova Turusbekova
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Lilia Turusbekova Turusbekova

Turusbekova Lilia Turusbekova Film director. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1979). Born on May 8, 1933, in the city of Frunze in a family of a writer and poet. After graduating from high school in 1951, she entered the directing faculty of VGIK. Since 1955, she begins her independent creative activity at the Frunze studio of chronicle-documentary films. She shoots and edits two issues of the newsreel "Soviet Kyrgyzstan." Subsequently, for more than twenty years, the director

22.06.2018, 13:11
Tursunbaeva Tattybubu
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Tursunbaeva Tattybubu

Tursunbaeva Tatybubu Film actress. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Born on July 12, 1944, in the village of Chayek, Jumgal district, in a peasant family. After graduating from high school in 1961, she entered the acting faculty of the Tashkent State Institute of Theatre and Fine Arts named after A. N. Ostrovsky. Since 1966, she has been a member of the troupe of the Kyrgyz State Academic Drama Theater. Her talent, excellent stage presence, and singing voice allowed T. Tursunbaeva to

22.06.2018, 13:05
Turatbekov Marlest Dosapievich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Turatbekov Marlest Dosapievich

Turatbekov Marlest Dosapievich Cinematographer. Born on July 7, 1933, in the village of At-Bashi, At-Bashinsky District, Tien Shan (now Naryn) region, in a family of a civil servant. He received his secondary education in schools in the cities of Przhevalsk and Frunze. In 1953, he enrolled in VGIK (All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography) in the cinematography department. After graduating, he has been working at the studio "Kyrgyzfilm" since 1958. Documentary cinema has

22.06.2018, 12:57
Monument from the village of Chon-Sary-Oy
Epigraphy

Monument from the village of Chon-Sary-Oy

Light Blue Stone from the Lake In 1973, during an expedition on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, in the village of Chon-Sary-Oy, we encountered yet another monument of Arabic writing. This is a light blue river boulder, used as a qayrak without special processing. According to teacher K. Musamoldoев, the stone was extracted from the lake several years ago. The inscription on it is made on both sides, extending to the side edges, but the text is poorly visible. Subsequently, the monument

20.06.2018, 23:09
Kayraks from the Northern Shore of Lake Issyk-Kul
Epigraphy

Kayraks from the Northern Shore of Lake Issyk-Kul

Tombstones with Arabic Inscriptions In the first half of the 1980s, reports began to appear in literature about the discovery of tombstones with Arabic inscriptions on the northern shore of Issyk-Kul, near the Kungey-Ak-Suu River. Scholars and travelers wrote about these monuments. Currently, the location of almost all the kairaks from this area is unknown. According to some data, part of them was taken to Verny (now Almaty), Przhevalsk, and Russia as early as the late 19th century. More than

20.06.2018, 21:53
The Village of Sokuluk
Villages

The Village of Sokuluk

Sokuluk – a large rural settlement It is the administrative center of the Sokuluk District. This is the largest settlement in the district, even surpassing the nearby city of Shopokov, which is located to the east of Sokuluk. Currently, the boundaries between them are quite conditional. Further east, 20 kilometers away, lies Bishkek. The Bishkek – Tashkent highway and the Bishkek – Lugovaya railway pass through the village. The village is named after the Sokuluk River, which stretches along

18.06.2018, 13:25
The Village of Kanysh-Kyya
Villages

The Village of Kanysh-Kyya

The village of Kanysh-Kiya is the center of the Chatkal district. The settlement is located in a remote and hard-to-reach region on the Chatkal River. The northern bank of the river is bordered by the slopes of the Chandalash Ridge, while the southern bank is bordered by the Chatkal Ridge, and Kanysh-Kiya lies in the Chatkal Valley, stretching for several kilometers along the river. The district shares its borders with the Talas region of Kyrgyzstan and the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan. An

18.06.2018, 11:41
The title translates to "The Village of Kyzyl-Suu."
Villages

The title translates to "The Village of Kyzyl-Suu."

Kyzyl-Suu - "Red Water" The village of Kyzyl-Suu is located in the territory of the Jeti-Oguz district and serves as its administrative center. In the past, the settlement was called Pokrovka and was founded by Russian settlers. A regional highway runs through its territory. Geographically, it occupies an area situated between the Jeti-Oguz resort and a mountain gorge. The distance from its outskirts to the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul is no more than 10 kilometers. It is believed that

16.06.2018, 22:24
Tokombaev Ulan Aliyevich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Tokombaev Ulan Aliyevich

Tokombaev Ulan Aliyevich Screenwriter. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1968. Born on February 10, 1941, in the village of Kureneekeev in the Kemin district. After graduating from high school in Frunze in 1958, he worked for two years as a center worker and planer at the bicycle assembly and physical instruments factories. His passion for sports led him to the Kyrgyz Institute of Physical Culture in 1960. Due to health reasons, he left and enrolled in 1963 in the

16.06.2018, 21:20
Tokarev Mark Fedorovich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Tokarev Mark Fedorovich

Tokarev Mark Fedorovich Film engineer. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1955. Born on February 23, 1927, in the city of Baranovka, Zhytomyr region of the Ukrainian SSR in a working-class family. Since 1931, he lived in Leningrad. After completing 6 grades, he was evacuated in April 1942 to the Sverdlovsk region in the city of Kushva during the blockade. He graduated from high school in 1945 in Dnipropetrovsk. In 1950, he completed higher education at the Leningrad

16.06.2018, 21:16
Alexander Dmitrievich Tokarev
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Alexander Dmitrievich Tokarev

Tokarev Alexander Dmitrievich Film director. Born on June 22, 1907, in the city of Morozovsk, Rostov Region, died in 1975 in the city of Frunze. After graduating from high school in 1925, he became interested in theater and cinema. He appeared in an episode of the film "Order No. ..." produced by "Yuggoskinokomsomol." While working on the stages of various theaters, he periodically played small roles in films by VUFKU: "The Pearl of Semiramis" (1929) by G.

16.06.2018, 21:13
Tayanova Irina Shamsheevna
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Tayanova Irina Shamsheevna

Tayanova Irina Shamsheevna Editor. Born on December 1, 1938, in the city of Frunze in a family of civil servants. Immediately after graduating from high school in 1956, she became an apprentice in the assembly shop of the Frunze Film Studio. In 1960, she became a student at the Faculty of Philology of Kyrgyz State University. In 1963, she moved to Vorkuta, worked as an assistant director at the television studio, and continued her studies part-time at Leningrad State University. From 1965 to

16.06.2018, 21:09
Sodanbek Dzhaly Joldoshbekovich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Sodanbek Dzhaly Joldoshbekovich

Sodanbek Dzhaly Dzholdoshbekovich Film director. Born on July 12, 1948, in the city of Naryn in a family of a civil servant. After finishing eight grades in 1963, he entered the Frunze Art College. In 1966, he was drafted into the Soviet Army from the third year. While serving in the Military-Political Academy named after V.I. Lenin in Moscow, he became interested in amateur filmmaking, completed evening school, and in 1968, he enrolled in the directing department of VGIK. He studied in the

16.06.2018, 21:05
Yuri Ivanovich Simonyan
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Yuri Ivanovich Simonyan

Simonyan Yuri Ivanovich Film production organizer, film director. Born on December 25, 1931, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, in a family of a civil servant, died in 1978 in Frunze. After graduating from high school in 1951, he began working under contract at the "Azerbaijanfilm" studio. From 1954 to 1967, he climbed all the ranks of film production organization. He served as the senior administrator on the films "The Happiest Day" (1955) and "Azerbaijan SSR at VDNH"

16.06.2018, 21:00
Sedakmatova Jamal
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Sedakmatova Jamal

Sedakmatova Jamal Film actress. People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1977). Born on September 21, 1939, in the village of Temirovka, Issyk-Kul region, in a peasant family. After graduating from secondary school No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin in Frunze, she joined the troupe of the Kyrgyz State Drama Theater in 1957. J. Sedakmatova's portrayals of Aiganish in "The Grain of Immortality" by A. Tokombaev, Aymbachi in "Who Laughs Last" by T. Abdumomunov, Jamal in

14.06.2018, 16:06