Epigraphy

The Kairak of the Ak-Suy Imam-Ata Dome

MONUMENT AT THE GUMBAZ IMAM-ATA Near the village of Ak-Suu in the Jangi-Dzhoy district of the Osh region, there is a gumbaz, known to the locals as Imam-Ata. Based on the construction technique and the material from which it is made, the gumbaz can be classified as a monument of late medieval architecture. The building is small, and the dome is partially damaged. Inside the gumbaz, there are several kairaks, one of which has an Arabic inscription written in the suls script and consisting of

27.05.2018, 16:59

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Zhusubaliev Kubat

Zhusubaliev Kubat Screenwriter. Born on October 30, 1941, in the village of Kerdegey, Alay District, Osh Region of the Kyrgyz SSR, in a teacher's family. After graduating from high school in 1957, he enrolled in the physics and mathematics faculty of the Osh Pedagogical Institute, but left after a year and became a student in the journalism department of the philological faculty of Kyrgyz State University. After graduation, he worked as a teacher of the Kyrgyz language and literature at

27.05.2018, 16:22

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Zhangorozova Aliman

Zhangorozova Aliman Film actress. People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1967). Born on December 31, 1914, in the village of Sary-Tologoy, Tyup District, Kyrgyz SSR. Completed 5 grades of secondary school. At the age of 20, she entered the Kyrgyz State Drama Theater. From 1934 to 1937, she worked in the collective farm theater organized by her at the decision of the People's Commissariat of Education of the republic in the city of Uzgen. She later performed on the stages of the Issyk-Kul

27.05.2018, 16:18

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Zhakiev Beksultan

Zhakiev Beksultan Film playwright. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1974. Born on January 16, 1936, in the village of Bokonbaev in the Ton district of the Kyrgyz SSR to a peasant family. After graduating from high school in 1953, he entered the philological faculty of Kyrgyz State University. From 1958 to 1959, he worked as a teacher of the Kyrgyz language at the Kyrgyz State Medical Institute. From 1960 to 1962, he was a student

27.05.2018, 16:13

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

D'yaduchenko Leonid Borisovich

Dyadyuchenko Leonid Borisovich Film dramatist. Born on February 16, 1934, in Leningrad in a family of a political worker of the Red Army. Since 1939, he has lived in Kyrgyzstan, graduated from high school in Frunze, and the mining and geological faculty of the polytechnic institute (1957). From 1957 to 1961, he worked as a junior researcher at the Geological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR. He began his literary activity in the 1950s with the publication of poems and

27.05.2018, 16:08

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Chorobek Dumanayev Osmonovich

Dumanayev Chorobek Osmonovich Film actor. Born on June 20, 1952, in the collective farm named after Kuibyshev in the Tian-Shan region of Naryn Oblast. After graduating from high school in Frunze in 1970, he began working as a freelance actor at the "Kyrgyzfilm" studio. From 1972 to 1974, he studied at the studio of the Kyrgyz Academic Drama Theater. He was then admitted as an actor to the troupe of this theater. Ch. Dumanayev made his film debut in M. Roshchaly's "Street of

27.05.2018, 16:02

Historical records

The Secret of Chon-Tash. The Daughter and Niece of the "Enemies of the People"

ANNA AND ALEXANDRA Sergey Kashevarov was from the merchant class of Kazan. His father owned a bakery where the whole family worked. Sergey married at twenty-eight after serving in both the White and Red Armies. Alexandra was four years younger than him. The daughter of a well-known doctor in Kazan, Iosif Bogdanov, she buried her first husband and retained his rare surname, Ksu-Erbo, which was uncommon for Russian ears. In 1928, Sergey would arrive in Frunze, and Alexandra would come a year

25.05.2018, 20:23

Epigraphy

Kairak near the village of Yangi-Naukat

MONUMENT FROM KOK-TALGY-ATA The inscription on the kairak, located in the territory of Tajik-Kishlak, near the village of Yangi-Naukat, by the road leading from Iski-Naukat. An oval stone of smoky color, of regular shape. The lower part is broken off, likely intentionally. On the front side, there is an inscription of 11 lines, and on the side edge — a short inscription of two lines. The size of the stone is 95X38X20 cm. The monument was photographed and stamped by us in 1974. Several years

25.05.2018, 19:52

Epigraphy

Monuments of Sahaba-Mazara

Kaïraks from Sahaba-Mazara In the second issue of "Epigraphy of Kyrgyzstan," we published 43 kaïraks from Yangy-Naukat. Many small and poorly preserved inscriptions remained unpublished. During a visit to Sahaba-Mazara in 1984, several kaïraks previously published were not found on site, but new stones with inscriptions were discovered. A detailed inventory of the kaïraks at Sahaba-Mazara is yet to be carried out. In this publication, several kaïraks photographed by us in the 1970s

25.05.2018, 19:25

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Dzhumadylov Soveitbek

Dzhumadylov Sovetbek Film actor. People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1977). Born on December 5, 1932, in the village of Tepke, Tyup District, Issyk-Kul Region, in a peasant family. After graduating from Przhevalsk Pedagogical School, he entered the acting faculty of the Tashkent State Institute of Theatre and Arts named after A. N. Ostrovsky in 1949. His entire subsequent creative life was connected with the Kyrgyz State Drama Theatre, where he joined the troupe in 1953. Over a quarter of

24.05.2018, 18:56

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Dzhergalbaev Murat Uzakovich

Dzhergalbaev Murat Uzakovich Cinematographer. Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Kyrgyzstan (1977). Born on April 13, 1949, in the city of Frunze to a family of civil servants. In 1966, he entered the cinematography department of VGIK. He was assigned to the "Kyrgyzfilm" studio in 1970. M. Dzhergalbaev worked extensively and productively in documentary cinema. The artistic council of the studio repeatedly noted the special issues of the newsreel "Soviet Kyrgyzstan,"

24.05.2018, 18:42

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Askar Begimalievich Djangerchinov

Dzhamgerchinov Askar Begimalievich Cinematographer. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1976. Born on November 22, 1950, in the city of Frunze to a family of civil servants. After graduating from high school in 1968, he enrolled in the cinematography department of VGIK. He graduated with honors, defending his diploma project—a short film "On the Baydamtal River" (1973). A. Dzhamgerchinov has been working at the "Kyrgyzfilm" studio since 1972. Over the

24.05.2018, 18:35

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Jakybekov Ashim

Jakypbekov Ashim Screenwriter. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1973. Born on August 12, 1935, in the village of Sheker, Kirov District of the Kyrgyz SSR, in a peasant family. He studied for six years in his native village and then two years at the Ak-Chiy Secondary School in the village of Suulu-Maymak. He completed his secondary education in Frunze at boarding school No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin. In 1953, A. Jakypbekov entered the philological faculty of Kyrgyz

24.05.2018, 18:31

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Marlest Suleimenovich Djadrinov

Jadrinov Marlest Suleimenovich Cinematographer. Born on February 21, 1938, in the city of Frunze in a family of civil servants. After graduating from high school in 1956, he entered the Kyrgyz State Institute of Physical Culture (graduated in 1960). In 1960-1961, he worked as a coach at the children's sports school in the city of Przhevalsk. In August 1961, he joined the "Kyrgyzfilm" studio as an assistant operator, then participated as an assistant director in the filming of

24.05.2018, 18:27

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Hershtein Izya Abramovich

Hershtein Izy Abramovich Film director. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1953. Born on June 22, 1923, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in a working-class family. After finishing high school in 1941, he worked as a laboratory assistant at an elevator in Aktobe during evacuation. In February 1942, he moved to Frunze and began working at the studio as a lighting technician, then as an artist-animator, and from 1944 to 1949 as an assistant and

24.05.2018, 18:23

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Gaparov Murza

Gaparov Murza Screenwriter. Born on March 22, 1936, in the village of Noigut, Nookat District, Osh Region of the Kyrgyz SSR, in a peasant family. After graduating from high school in 1954, he worked in his native collective farm named after M. I. Kalinin, as a worker in a geological exploration team. From 1957 to 1962, he studied at the philological faculty of Kyrgyz State University. In 1962-1963, he was a teacher of the Kyrgyz language and literature at an 8-year school in the Murghab

24.05.2018, 18:15

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Valery Vladimirovich Vilensky

Vilenksy Valery Vladimirovich Cinematographer. Born on January 24, 1941, in the village of Kalininskoye, Kalinin District, Kyrgyz SSR, in the family of a civil servant. After graduating from high school in 1958, he began his career at the Frunze Film Studio as an apprentice, then as an assistant cinematographer. For two years, he worked on the films "Toktogul" by V. Nemolyaev, "The Girl of Tien Shan" by A. Ochkina, and "The Pass" by A. Sakharov. In 1960, he

24.05.2018, 18:12

Historical records

The Secret of Chon-Tash. The Case of Kashevarov and Lvov

White Terror Gave Rise to Red Terror Admiral Kolchak was executed on February 7, 1920, by the verdict of the Irkutsk Revolutionary Committee. His appointed commander of the Separate Semirechye Army, Ataman Annenkov, was sentenced seven years later in Semipalatinsk by a military tribunal: after fleeing to China in May 1920, he returned to the USSR.

23.05.2018, 20:38

Epigraphy

Monuments of Tash-Ustuch

Stones from the Village of Yangy-Naukat Near the village of Yangy-Naukat (collective farm "Madanijat") in the Nookat district, at the collective farm's dacha, there is a monument known as Tash-Ustun. Here, under a large limestone gravestone (?), lie four stones with inscriptions, of which only two are fairly well preserved. The third stone has only traces of Arabic letters, while the text on the fourth stone is severely damaged due to chips and breaks. No signs of graves are

22.05.2018, 15:26

Epigraphy

Monuments of Arabic Writing

Epigraphic Monuments of Arabic Writing in Kyrgyzstan Epigraphic monuments of Arabic writing have been found in both southern and northern Kyrgyzstan (see the map-scheme below). Mostly, these are gravestones (kairaks), varying in shape and size. Visitor inscriptions have also been discovered on rocks and stones. According to our estimates, there are about 350 monuments with texts in Arabic on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. If we add Arabic inscriptions on various buildings, objects found during

22.05.2018, 14:43

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Vidugiris Algimantas - Stanislovas Stasevičius

Vidugiris Algimantas - Stanislavas Stasevich Film director. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Kyrgyzstan (1977). Born on June 21, 1936, in the city of Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, in the family of a civil servant. In 1955, he graduated from high school in the city of Uch-Turgen and enrolled in the hydrotechnical faculty of the Kaunas Polytechnic Institute. In 1957, he became a student of the cinematography faculty at VGIK and graduated in 1962.

22.05.2018, 13:46

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Burt Boris Davydovich

Burt Boris Davydovich Cinematographer. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz SSR (1969). Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1930. Born on July 3, 1905, in the city of Feodosia, into a working-class family. He began his labor activity at the age of 14, working as an electrician and electrical technician in the theater of Feodosia. From 1925, he worked as an electrician and tram driver in Moscow at the Rusakovsky tram depot. In 1930, he was sent by the Sokolnicheskaya

22.05.2018, 13:31

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Borbiev Nurtaï

Borbieva Nurtai Cinematographer. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kirghiz SSR (1979). Born on January 15, 1937, in the village of Kyzyl-Asker, Kyzyl-Asker District, Frunze Region of the Kirghiz SSR. In 1956, after graduating from secondary school No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin in Frunze, he enrolled in the Pishpek Accounting Technical School. In 1958-1959, he worked as an accountant in the Kyzyl-Asker collective farm. His passion for cinematography led Borbieva N. to a studio, where he began

22.05.2018, 12:35

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Bityukov Arkadiy Iosifovich

Bityukov Arkadiy Iosifovich Editor. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1962. Born on June 12, 1932, in the village of Novo-Nikanorovka, Lower-Duvan district of the Voroshilovgrad region of the Ukrainian SSR, in a working-class family. He has lived in Kyrgyzstan since 1932. After graduating from high school in Frunze, he enrolled in 1961 at the philological faculty of Kyrgyz State University. During his studies and later, he wrote poetry and articles, actively publishing in

14.05.2018, 16:39

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Turgunbek Berdaliev

Berdaliev Turgunbek Film actor. Born on March 2, 1947, in the village of Orto-Alysh, Alamudun District, Kyrgyz SSR, in a peasant family. From 1954, he studied at the Orto-Alysh eight-year school, and then in 1965 graduated from boarding school No. 1 in Frunze. In 1966, he entered the Kazakh State Institute of Arts named after Kurmangazy in the acting department of the theater faculty. Since 1970, after graduating, he joined the acting troupe of the Kyrgyz State Academic Drama Theater.

13.05.2018, 15:28

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Vera Mikhailovna Belyakova

Belyakova Vera Mikhailovna Makeup artist. Born on May 1, 1927, in the city of Bobruisk. After completing 8 grades of secondary school, she became an apprentice in the makeup workshop of the Bobruisk Russian Drama Theater. From 1947, she headed the makeup workshop at the Minsk Musical Comedy Theater, the Daugavpils Russian Drama Theater, and the Frunze Russian Drama Theater named after N.K. Krupskaya. As a makeup artist, V. Belyakova has been working at the "Kyrgyzfilm" studio since

13.05.2018, 15:02

Epigraphy

Nestorian Monuments of Kok-Djar Village, Alamidin District

Kok-Dzhar Monument In 1986, we became acquainted with another Nestorian monument, stored in the history classroom of the secondary school in the village of Kok-Dzhar, Alamedin district. This school is located not far from the settlement of Kara-Dzhigach, which allows us to assume that the stone was found in the same fields where similar monuments were discovered. The small stone is gray with a greenish tint and has an irregular shape. The inscription and the cross are carved clearly, but the

13.05.2018, 14:35

Epigraphy

Monuments Found Near the Burana Tower

Burana Monuments MONUMENT NO. 1 Round, disc-shaped, gray stone measuring 30x35 cm. An unusual large cross, deeply carved by impact method. In its center, within the circle, there is another small cross. The monument was found approximately 800 m south of the Burana Tower by archaeologist M. Kubatbekov in 1979. It is currently stored at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR. A pencil rubbing on paper was made by us in 1979. Published for the first time (Table

13.05.2018, 13:37

Epigraphy

The Semirechye Monuments of Early Medieval Nestorianism

Monuments from the vicinity of the village of Kara-Dzhigach History teacher and local historian Y. N. Golendukhin found several stones with Nestorian inscriptions in the territory of the village of Kara-Dzhigach (now the Aala-Too state farm) in the Alamudun district. However, due to his unexpected death, the exact location of these stones remains unknown to us. All these monuments were entrusted to us for further research during Y. N. Golendukhin's lifetime. They consist of small stones

13.05.2018, 13:10

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Beishenaliev Bolot

Beyshenaliev Bolot Film actor. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Born on June 25, 1947, in the village of Tort-Kul, Kemin District, Kyrgyz SSR, in a working-class family. He studied at the Kalmak-Ashun Primary School, then at the Tarsuy Secondary School. In 1954, after completing ten years of education, he worked as a laborer on a state farm. From 1966 to 1957, he studied at the studio of the Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theater, singing in the choir. In 1958, he enrolled in the Tashkent

10.05.2018, 21:38

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Baitemirov Abdrashit

Baitemirov Abdrashit Film director. Born on February 2, 1936, in the city of Tokmak, Kyrgyz SSR, in a peasant family. After graduating from the Kyrgyz secondary school No. 6 named after A. S. Pushkin in 1956, he worked as a laboratory assistant at the Frunze School of Cinematography. In 1957, he worked as a technician-dispatcher at the Cinematography and Film Distribution Department of the Ministry of Culture of the Kyrgyz SSR. In 1958, Baitemirov joined the Frunze Film Studio as an assistant

10.05.2018, 21:07

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Baidzhiev Mar Tashimovich

Baijiev Mar Tashimovich Film playwright. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1966. Born on March 23, 1935, in the city of Jalal-Abad to a family of an educator and a writer. He received his secondary education from 1944 to 1954 in the city of Frunze. From 1955 to 1960, he studied at the Russian department of the philological faculty of Kyrgyz State University. In 1961-1962, he was the editor of the chronicle and senior editor for feature films at the "Kyrgyzfilm"

10.05.2018, 20:58

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Bazarev Gennady Sadyrovich

Bazaarov Gennady Sadyrovich Film director. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Born on May 14, 1942, in the village of At-Bashi, At-Bashi District, Naryn Region. After graduating from high school in 1959, he began his professional career at the Frunze Film Studio as a camera assistant, and later as an assistant director on the film "The Pass" by A. Sakharov. His love for cinema and thirst for knowledge led G. Bazaarov to the directing faculty of VGIK in 1961, where he studied in

10.05.2018, 20:49

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Ashimov Kaarman

Ashimov Kaarman An analysis was conducted of the most significant documentary and feature films of the republic's film studio from 1939 to 1967. This same period in the development of Kyrgyz cinema has been covered in articles by film scholars published in volumes 3 and 4 of "History of Soviet Cinema" (Moscow, "Art", 1975, 1977) and in "History of Kyrgyz Art" (Frunze, "Ilm", 1971). K. Ashimov's book "Cinema - the Magical Art" (Frunze,

10.05.2018, 20:13

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Akhmadeeva Khapisat Omarovna

Akhmadeeva Khapisat Omarovna Sound operator. Born on February 11, 1945, in the city of Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, in a family of civil servants. In 1963, after graduating from high school, she entered the Leningrad Institute of Cinema Engineers in the electrical engineering faculty. Since 1968, Kh. Akhmadeeva has been working as a sound operator at the "Kyrgyztelefilm" studio. She has provided sound for more than 30 documentary and feature films, concert films, and essays. The sound

10.05.2018, 20:04

Historical records

The Secret of Chon-Tash. A Daughter Searches for Her Father

Search for Father The telegram reached Ak-Olen immediately, and Aiganish-ezhe began to prepare for the journey. She put on her best dress, tied a scarf tightly, the most beautiful kerchief. The bus was moving quickly, and Issyk-Kul was gradually left behind, only the sun was blinding her eyes painfully, to tears. The telegram was from Klara, the daughter of her brother Omor: tomorrow, on July 31st, Aiganish Jumayeva is invited to meet with President Akayev.

07.05.2018, 19:48

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Akhmadeev Ali Agapovich

Akhmadeev Ali Agapovich Sound engineer. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz SSR (1979). Born on May 30, 1941, in the city of Frunze. In 1958, he graduated from a secondary boarding school in the village of Kalininskoye, Moscow District. From 1958 to 1961, he worked as a film technician in the settlement of "Cement Plant" in the Tyup District. From 1961 to 1966, he studied at the Leningrad Institute of Film Engineers. Since 1967, A. Akhmadeev has been working as a sound engineer

02.05.2018, 20:17

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Oleg Borisovich Artyukhov

Artyukhov Oleg Borisovich Film critic. Born on January 14, 1937, in Tashkent. In 1954, he graduated from high school in Frunze and enrolled in the philological faculty of Kyrgyz State University. After graduating from KSU in 1961, he worked until 1966 as an educator and seriously engaged in journalism. Since 1963, he has regularly published reviews, overview articles about Soviet and foreign films, reports from the sets of new films, and creative portraits of directors and actors of Kyrgyz

02.05.2018, 20:05

Epigraphy

Nestorian Monuments of Kyrgyzstan from the 12th to 14th Centuries

Findings of Nestorion Epitaphs Syrian and Syro-Turkic Nestorion epitaphs form the most numerous group of epigraphic monuments in the territory of Kyrgyzstan. Currently, about 700 such monuments are known. The overwhelming majority of them were found in the late 19th century. Unfortunately, only a small part of these epitaphs has survived to this day. They are kept in the State Hermitage, in museums in Almaty, Frunze, Tashkent, and some other cities. A significant portion of the epitaphs has

02.05.2018, 19:40

Historical records

The Secret of Chon-Tash

QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS The morphological department of the medical institute is not a cheerful place. In the basement, there are two morgues; in the classrooms, students study anatomy. Having lost my way in the desolate labyrinths of the upper floors, I carelessly entered one of these classrooms...

02.05.2018, 19:17

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Alimbaev Alimkul

Alimbayev Alymkul Film director. Born on May 9, 1931, in the town of Kok-Yangak in the Jalal-Abad region (now Osh region) in a peasant family. In 1947, after finishing 7th grade of secondary school, he continued his education at the Frunze Vocational School, and then in 1948, he entered the acting faculty of the Tashkent Theater and Art Institute. After graduating in 1953, he became an actor at the Kyrgyz Drama Theater. Since March 1957, A. Alimbayev moved to the film studio as an assistant

30.04.2018, 21:23

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Mikhail Georgievich Aksakov

Aksakov Mikhail Georgievich Film dramatist. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1952. Born on November 4, 1912, in the city of Voronezh to a family of civil servants, died on December 22, 1974, in the city of Frunze. After finishing school, he studied from 1929 to 1932 at the Central Asian Polytechnic Institute of Water Management.

30.04.2018, 21:16

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Akmataliev Kiridin Sartbaevich

Akmataliyev Kiridin Sartbaevich Film director. Born on April 18, 1947, in the village of Temirovka, Issyk-Kul region, in a peasant family. After graduating from high school, from 1965 to 1967, he worked as an electric locomotive driver and later as a tunneler in the Uch-Koshkon search and exploration party (Jeti-Oguz district, Kyrgyz SSR). After serving in the Soviet Army, he worked from December 1969 to April 1970 as a driver in the Northern Production Auto Trust. In May 1970, K. Akmataliyev

30.04.2018, 21:02

Epigraphy

Ancient Turkic Inscription on a Stone Portrait

Ancient Turkic inscription on a stone portrait Among the finds made in recent years, a particular interest is aroused by the image of a male face on stone, on the chin of which an inscription consisting of seven letters is carved. The monument was discovered by teacher V. D. Serdyukov on the territory of the dairy farm of the Lenin collective farm, located on the western outskirts of the city of Talas. The stone lay near a destroyed burial mound on the bank of a ditch. Unfortunately, no

30.04.2018, 20:52

Historical records

Repressions of the 1930s in Kyrgyzstan

The Mystery of the Mass Grave. For many years, Bubuyra Kydyralieva could not share her secret. No one wanted to listen; she was not taken seriously. Yet she wanted to find someone who could investigate the tragic story she had remembered since she was 10 years old. Everything changed with her acquaintance with a young careerist from the KGB. Bolot Abdrakhmanov knew how to listen to the end. "I met with Bubuyra-ezhe at a time when Gorbachev began to implement democratic reforms. She said

29.04.2018, 23:17

Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Chinghiz Aitmatov Screenwriter. Hero of Socialist Labor (1978). People's Writer of the Kyrgyz SSR (1968). Laureate of the Lenin Prize (1963) and State Prizes of the USSR (1968, 1977). Laureate of the State Prize of the Kyrgyz SSR named after Toktogul (1976). Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Honorary Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts of the GDR (1978). Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1959. Born on December 12, 1928, in the

29.04.2018, 22:11

Epigraphy

Ancient Turkic Rock Inscriptions in the Kuru-Bakayir Gorge

Discovery of Ancient Turkic Rock Inscriptions in the Kuru-Bakayyr Gorge In the autumn of 1981, a joint expedition of the Institutes of History and Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of the Kirghiz SSR discovered previously unknown ancient Turkic rock inscriptions in the Kuru-Bakayyr gorge, in the western part of the Talas Valley, approximately 15 km south of the village of Bakayyr. As one ascends the gorge, it becomes apparent that the right side is rocky. In some places, there

29.04.2018, 21:46

Epigraphy

The Twelfth Talsk Monument

Large Boulder with Runic Inscriptions In 1962, archaeologist D. F. Vinnik discovered another large boulder with runic inscriptions in the same area of the Talas Valley where ancient Turkic inscriptions on boulders had previously been found. The stone was transported to Frunze, to the historical museum. In the upper, flatter part of the stone, there is a poorly preserved inscription. To this day, it remains unreadable. As can be seen from the drawing (fig. 3, 4), some letters have a distinctive

29.04.2018, 20:39