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Issyk-Kul Region
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Bishkek
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Kyrgyz heroic epic "Manas"
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"Semetey" - poetic story
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Poet, playwright Kubanychbek Malikov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet, playwright Kubanychbek Malikov

Poet and playwright K. Malikov was born in the village of Uch-Emchek in the present-day Alamedin district of the Kyrgyz SSR into a peasant family of poor farmers. In 1926, he graduated from a rural primary school, and in 1931, he graduated from the Kyrgyz Pedagogical Technical School in Frunze. He began his labor biography in 1926 as a correspondent for the newspaper "Erkin-Too" in the Frunze region. In 1931, he worked as the head of a department at the editorial office of the

09.09.2015, 00:37
Prose Writer, Poet Junay Mavlyanov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer, Poet Junay Mavlyanov

Prose writer and poet J. Mavlyanov was born in the village of Renzhit (now the village of Kosh-Tyube) in the Jangi-Jol district of the Osh region in a peasant family. In 1941, he graduated from the Jalal-Abad Pedagogical School, in 1950 — from the Jalal-Abad Teacher's Institute, and in 1952 — from the correspondence department of KRU- From 1961 to 1963, he was a student at the Higher Literary Courses under the Union of Writers of the USSR in Moscow. From 1942 to 1944, he served on the

08.09.2015, 16:03
Poet Svetlana Lugovaya
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet Svetlana Lugovaya

Poet S. Lugovaya was born in the city of Osh, Kyrgyz SSR, in a military family. In 1959, she graduated from Secondary School No. 4 in Frunze, in 1963 — from the M. Kureneev Music College, and in 1969 — from the evening department of the Faculty of Foreign Languages at KRU. Since 1963, she worked as a clerk at the "Kyrgyzgiprozem" institute, then as an archivist at the Council of Ministers of the Kyrgyz SSR. Since 1969, she taught at Secondary Schools No. 53 and No. 37 in Frunze.

08.09.2015, 15:51
Prose Writer Anton Levchenko
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer Anton Levchenko

Prose writer A. Levchenko was born on 5th October 1941 in the village of Shevchenko, Odessa region of the Ukrainian SSR, in a peasant family. In 1958, he graduated from high school in his native village, studied at the Ural School of Mechanization, attended the correspondence department of the Tselinograd Medical Institute in 1969, and in 1973 graduated from the journalism department of the Alma-Ata Higher Party School. From 1960 to 1963, he served in the ranks of the Soviet Army. Since 1963,

08.09.2015, 15:45
Poet, Translator Esentur Kylychev
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet, Translator Esentur Kylychev

Poet and translator E. Kilychev was born on February 2, 1952, in the village of Ak-Kiya, Tien-Shan district of Naryn region, in a teacher's family. In 1969, he graduated from Kyrgyz Secondary School No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin in Frunze and enrolled in the philological faculty of KGU, from which he transferred to Leningrad State University named after A. A. Zhdanova in his third year and graduated in 1975. He began his career as a literary worker, then became an editor, and since 1980

07.09.2015, 20:27
Poet, Prose Writer Abdrasul Kylychev
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet, Prose Writer Abdrasul Kylychev

Poet and prose writer A. Kilychev was born in the village of Orto-Sai near the city of Naryn in the Kyrgyz SSR to a peasant family. In 1939, he graduated from high school in his native village, and in 1939, he graduated from the Frunze Teacher's Institute, followed by the RPSH at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan. In 1940, he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army, and in 1942, he graduated from a military school and fought on the fronts of the Great

07.09.2015, 20:20
Poet Abzii Kydyrov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet Abzii Kydyrov

Poet A. Kydyrov was born on January 1, 1931, in the village of Kyochu in the present-day Tyup district of the Issyk-Kul region, in a peasant family. In 1950, he graduated from the M. Elebaev Secondary School in the village of Taldy-Suu. From 1961 to 1963, he studied at the A. M. Gorky Literary Institute under the USSR Union of Writers in Moscow. He began his labor biography in 1950 as a pioneer leader at a seven-year school in his native village. In 1951-1952, he served in the ranks of the

07.09.2015, 19:21
Prose Writer Tenti Kydyraliev
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer Tenti Kydyraliev

Prose writer T. Kydyraiev was born on February 12, 1932—August 3, 1973, in the village of Ak-Shiyrak, Jeti-Oguz district, Issyk-Kul region, in a peasant family. In 1947, he graduated from Ak-Shiyrak seven-year school, in 1950 — from Przhevalsk Pedagogical School, and in 1952 — from the Faculty of Language and Literature of Przhevalsk Pedagogical Institute. In 1952, he was appointed as the deputy director of Ak-Shiyrak seven-year school. From 1958, he worked as a teacher of his native language

07.09.2015, 19:08
Prose Writer Kasym Kushubekov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer Kasym Kushubekov

Prose writer K. Kushubekov was born on May 24, 1949, in the village of Pik, Talas district, Talas region, in a peasant family. In 1966, he graduated from Kyrgyz Secondary School No. 1 in Talas, and in 1972, he completed the philological faculty at KGU. He began his career in 1966 as a pioneer leader at the Chaldovar boarding school in the Leninpol district, and from 1972, he worked there as a teacher of his native language and literature. Since 1973, he has been working as an editor at the

07.09.2015, 01:48
Poet Sabyrbek Kuruchbekov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet Sabyrbek Kuruchbekov

Poet S. Kuruchbekov was born in Frunze in a family of a civil servant. In 1974, he graduated from Secondary School No. 26 in Frunze, and in 1980, he graduated from the Russian department of the philological faculty of KGU named after the 50th anniversary of the USSR. He began his labor biography as a worker at a factory. Since 1980, he worked as a junior editor and editor at the publishing house "Kyrgyzstan," and since 1986, he has been the editor of the prose department at the

07.09.2015, 01:41
Poet Akynbek Kuruchbekov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet Akynbek Kuruchbekov

Poet A. Kuruchbekov was born on December 5, 1922 — November 29, 1988, in the village of Eryktu, Kalinin District of the Kyrgyz SSR, in a peasant family. After graduating from the Erkinsai seven-year school in 1940, he studied at the Frunze Hydromelioration Technical School and graduated from a two-year law school in Frunze in 1947. In 1941, he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army and served in a cavalry regiment. In 1942, he was seriously wounded and, after hospitalization, was

07.09.2015, 01:34
Poet Omurkul Kulumbaev
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet Omurkul Kulumbaev

Poet O. Kulumbaev was born on May 15, 1933, in the village of Terek-Suu, At-Bashinsky district of Naryn region, in a peasant family. In 1950, he graduated from high school in his native village and began his working career as a typesetter at the Naryn regional printing house. From 1954 to 1957, he served in the ranks of the Soviet Army. Since 1957, he worked in the Naryn City Executive Committee, and from 1958, he served as an assistant to the head of the Tien Shan regional military enlistment

07.09.2015, 01:27
Poet Orozbay Kochkonov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet Orozbay Kochkonov

Poet O. Kochkonov was born in the village of Kalinino in the Jangi-Jol district of the Osh region into a peasant family. In 1958, he graduated from Ak-Suu Secondary School, and in 1966, he completed the journalism department of the philological faculty at KGU. He began his labor biography in 1958 as a collective farmer. From 1966, he worked as a literary employee at the editorial office of the district newspaper "Leninchil," from 1968 as a correspondent for the Osh regional committee

07.09.2015, 01:17
Poet, Prose Writer Yevgeny Kolesnikov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet, Prose Writer Yevgeny Kolesnikov

Poet and prose writer E. Kolesnikov was born on January 7, 1933, in the village of Veseloyarsk, Altai Krai, RSFSR, in a peasant family. In 1953, he graduated from Veseloyarsk Secondary School, and in 1961, he graduated from the Russian department of the philological faculty of KSU. Since 1953, he worked as a laborer on construction sites in the Urals, and from 1961, he was a teacher of Russian language and literature at Kichi-Kemin Secondary School. From 1963, he was a literary staff member at

07.09.2015, 01:05
Poet, Prose Writer, Translator Tolegen Kozubekov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet, Prose Writer, Translator Tolegen Kozubekov

Poet, prose writer, translator T. Kozubekov was born on February 10, 1937, in the village of Kyzyl-Djar, Leninpol District, Talas Region, in a peasant family. In 1955, he graduated from Talas Secondary School No. 1, and in 1961, he graduated from the philological faculty of K. GU. Since 1962, he worked as an editor, senior editor of children's broadcasting at the State Television and Radio Committee of the Kyrgyz SSR, and from 1974 as a senior editor, head of the department, and deputy

06.09.2015, 22:49
The Poet Turar Kodzhomberdiev
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

The Poet Turar Kodzhomberdiev

Poet T. Kodzhomberdiev was born on October 15, 1941—January 30, 1989, in the village of Sary-Bulak, Kalinin District, Kyrgyz SSR, in the family of a collective farm horse herder. In 1959, he graduated from Kyrgyz Secondary School No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin in Frunze, and in 1966, he graduated from the philological faculty of KGU. He began his labor biography as a literary staff member in the editorial office of the newspaper "Kyrgyzstan Pioneri," and from 1969, he worked as an

06.09.2015, 22:43
Prose Writer Evgeny Kovsky
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer Evgeny Kovsky

Prose writer E. Kovsky was born in the city of Olgopol in the former Kamieniec-Podolski province in a family of a supervisor of a zemstvo hospital. After graduating from the Kamieniec-Podolski gymnasium, he continued his education in Odessa. After the establishment of Soviet power in Ukraine in 1920, he enrolled in the Odessa Polytechnic Institute but did not complete his studies. Since 1918, he served in a student guard battalion. In 1919, he volunteered to join the ranks of the Red Army,

06.09.2015, 22:28
Critic, Literary Scholar Bibi Kerimdzhanova
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Critic, Literary Scholar Bibi Kerimdzhanova

Critic, literary scholar B. Kerimdzhanova was born on October 30, 1920, in the village of Beryu-bash in the current Ak-Suu district of the Issyk-Kul region, in a family of a poor peasant. In 1937, she graduated from a workers' faculty, in 1941— from the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical Institute, in 1947— from the postgraduate program at the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences of the USSR, and in 1950— from the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet

06.09.2015, 22:19
Prose Writer Tolegen Kasymbekov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer Tolegen Kasymbekov

Prose writer T. Kasymbekov was born on January 15, 1931, in the village of Ak-Dzhol, Jangi-Jol District, Osh Region, in a peasant family. In 1949, he graduated from the Kara-Dzhigach Secondary School, and in 1957, he graduated from the philological faculty of KGU. He began his career as a primary school teacher in his native village. From 1951, he worked as the responsible secretary of the Kichi-Akdzhol village council. Since 1957, he has been working as an editor in the children's and

06.09.2015, 22:10
Critic, Literary Scholar Sanarbek Karymshakov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Critic, Literary Scholar Sanarbek Karymshakov

Critic, literary scholar S. Karymshakov was born on October 20, 1941, in the village of Kyzart, Jumgal District, Naryn Region, in a peasant family. In 1957, he graduated from high school in his native village, and in 1962, he graduated from the philological faculty of KGU. From 1964 to 1967, he studied in graduate school at the Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR. He began his career in 1962 as an editor of the music editorial office of the State

06.09.2015, 21:57
Prose Writer Madzhit Karimov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer Madzhit Karimov

. Prose writer M. Karimov was born on November 10, 1937, in the village of Sakaldy, Lenin District, Osh Region, in a peasant family. Having lost his parents at an early age, he was raised in a children's home in Jalal-Abad. In 1956, he graduated from a boarding school in his native village, and in 1965, he graduated from the philological faculty of KSU. He began his work biography in 1956 as a pioneer leader at a secondary school in Lenin District, Osh Region. In 1965, he was appointed as

04.09.2015, 03:31
Prose Writer, Poet, Journalist Sydyk Karachev
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer, Poet, Journalist Sydyk Karachev

Prose writer, poet, journalist S. Karachev was born in 1900—1937 in the village of Jiluu-Bulak, now in the Tyup district of the Issyk-Kul region, in a family of a poor peasant. He received his initial education in a Tatar school in the city of Karakol (now Przhevalsk). From 1921 to 1923, he studied at the military school named after V. I. Lenin in Tashkent. In 1918, he joined the Red Guards under the command of Mambet Suymbaev and actively participated in the fight against the White Guards in

04.09.2015, 03:22
Teller of Epics, Storyteller, Manaschi Sayakbay Karalaev
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Teller of Epics, Storyteller, Manaschi Sayakbay Karalaev

The storyteller of epics, storyteller, manaschi S. Karalaev was born in the village of Semiz-Bel near the wintering grounds of Ak-Olen in the present-day Ton district of the Issyk-Kul region in a poor family. From the age of 12, he worked as a laborer for local landlords with his father. During the events of 1916, he fled to China; upon returning to his homeland in 1917, he again worked as a laborer for the wealthy. In 1918, he voluntarily joined a detachment of Red Guards and defended Soviet

04.09.2015, 01:04
The Poet Rosa Karagulova
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

The Poet Rosa Karagulova

Poet R. Karagulova was born on July 30, 1946, in the city of Talas, Kyrgyz SSR, in a family of civil servants. In 1965, she graduated from Chon-Korgon Secondary School, and in 1970, from the philological faculty of KGU. From 1971 to 1972, she worked in the editorial office of the newspaper "Sovet tik Kyrgyzstan." Since 1972, she has been teaching her native language and literature in eight-year schools in the villages of Iyri-Suu and Min-Bulak in the Naryn region, and from 1975 to

04.09.2015, 00:29
Poet, Translator Bilim Karagulov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet, Translator Bilim Karagulov

Poet and translator B. Karagulov was born on May 1, 1936, in the village of Chayek, Jumgal district, Naryn region, in a peasant family. In 1954, he graduated from high school in his native village, in 1959 — from the philological faculty of KGU, and in 1969 — from the Higher Party School under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in Moscow. He began his labor biography in 1959 as the head of a department at the editorial office of the newspaper "Kyrgyzstan

04.09.2015, 00:02
Poet Nuraly Kanarov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet Nuraly Kanarov

Poet N. Kanarov was born on March 4, 1957, in the village of Tegirmenti, Kemin District, Kyrgyz SSR, in a peasant family. In 1975, he graduated from high school in his native village, and in 1980, he completed the journalism department of the philological faculty of KSU named after the 50th anniversary of the USSR. He began his career in 1980 as a correspondent for the newspaper "Leiinchil Zhas." Currently, he is the head of the department at the editorial office of this newspaper.

03.09.2015, 23:49
Prose Writer Kasym Kaimov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer Kasym Kaimov

Prose writer K. Kaimov was born on March 6, 1926, and passed away on July 13, 1989, in the village of Ozgorush, Talas district, Talas region, in a peasant-poor family. In 1942, he graduated from 9th grade of secondary school, in 1945 — from the Frunze Teacher's Institute, and in 1949 — from the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical Institute. He began his work biography in 1942 as the responsible secretary of the Budennovsk district newspaper. While studying at the university, he collaborated with the

03.09.2015, 23:43
Prose Writer, Critic Dairbek Kazakbaev
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Prose Writer, Critic Dairbek Kazakbaev

Prose writer and critic D. Kazakbaev was born on June 20, 1940, in the village of Dzhan-Talap, Ak-Talinsky district of Naryn region, in a peasant family. In 1958, he graduated from Kyrgyz Secondary School No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin in Frunze, and from 1958 to 1960, he studied at the philological faculty of KGU. In 1965, he graduated from the Literary Institute named after A. M. Gorky under the USSR Union of Writers in Moscow, and in 1974, he completed his postgraduate studies at Lomonosov

03.09.2015, 23:36
Poet Satybaldy Kadyrov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet Satybaldy Kadyrov

Poet S. Kadyrov was born on March 15, 1942, in the village of Nichke, Uzgen district, Osh region, in a peasant family. In 1959, he graduated from high school, in 1961— from the Jalal-Abad Pedagogical School named after A. S. Pushkin, and in 1970— from the correspondence department of the philological faculty of KGU. He began his career as a primary school teacher at the V. I. Lenin High School in the Janay-Dzhol district. Since 1967, he worked as a high school teacher in the Uzgen district,

03.09.2015, 23:26
Poet, Prose Writer Isabek Isakov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet, Prose Writer Isabek Isakov

Poet and prose writer I. Isakov was born on September 1, 1933, in the village of Kochkorka, Kochkorka District, Naryn Region, in a carpenter's family. In 1950, he graduated from high school in his native village, in 1952 — from the Frunze Teacher Training Institute, and in 1958 — from the correspondence course of the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical Institute. From 1952, he worked as the head of the department at the editorial office of the newspaper "Kyrgyzstan Pioneri," from 1956 — as

03.09.2015, 23:19
Poet, Translator Nikolai Imshenetsky
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Poet, Translator Nikolai Imshenetsky

Poet and translator N. Imshenetckiy was born on July 18, 1918, in the village of Buras (now the village of Bolshaya Vladimirovna) in the Pavlodar region of the Kazakh SSR, in a tailor's family. Since 1926, he has lived in Kyrgyzstan. In 1936, he graduated from high school, and in 1939— from the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical Institute. In the same year, he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army and participated in the Great Patriotic War. His creative biography began in 1949. In 1950,

03.09.2015, 23:02
Improvising Poet and Komuz Player Chalagyz Imankulov
Writers of Kyrgyzstan

Improvising Poet and Komuz Player Chalagyz Imankulov

Akin-improviser and komuz player Ch. Imankulov was born in the village of Korumdu in the Issyk-Kul district of the Issyk-Kul region in a peasant family. From 1924 to 1932, he served as the secretary of the Temirovsky, and from 1932 to 1933, he was the chairman of the Tashtak village council. In 1933, he was hired by Kyrgyz Radio in Frunze, and from 1934 to 1936, he worked at the Kyrgyz Drama Theater, and from 1936, he was a soloist at the Toktogul Satylganov Kyrgyz Philharmonic. Even before

03.09.2015, 21:42
Development of the Mining Industry in Kyrgyzstan
Industry

Development of the Mining Industry in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan has deep traditions in the exploration of mineral resources. As early as the beginning of the 20th century, industries for coal, oil, lead, mercury, antimony, and copper were operational. During World War II, more than 20 enterprises were engaged in the extraction of lead, antimony, mercury, gold, tungsten, arsenic, and coal. Later, the mining and metallurgy sector of Kyrgyzstan played a significant role in the raw material economy of the USSR. The share of mineral product

29.08.2015, 15:55
Leather tanning
Decorative and applied arts

Leather tanning

The process of "smoking" leather dishes (chanach yshtoo) Leather from cattle, camels, and horses was used to make shoes, suede for saddlery, dishes, and more. The tanning of leather was carried out as follows: first, the hide was soaked in water, the hair was shaved off, then it was soaked for 3-4 days in ayran with alum, after which it was dried, cut into straps, and kneaded by hand.

27.08.2015, 19:05
The Process of Sheepskin Tanning
Decorative and applied arts

The Process of Sheepskin Tanning

Tanning sheepskin with ayran. Mid-19th century. The photograph is kept in the State Museum The Kyrgyz were skilled in processing animal hides. The process of tanning sheepskin was as follows. First, the remnants of fat and muscle tissue were carefully removed from the skin with a knife. After that, the sheepskin was soaked from the inside with sour milk (whole, not skimmed) — ayran mixed with salt, rolled up, and left in this state for 4-5 days. Then the skin was taken out into the sun for a

27.08.2015, 19:03
Method of Paint Production by Ancient Kyrgyz People
Ethnography

Method of Paint Production by Ancient Kyrgyz People

The method of obtaining paint from the roots of rhubarb, which grows high in the mountains, was well known to the Kyrgyz. For this purpose, they also used it murun — rosehip, the skin and stems of which are yellow. Sometimes, the wood of certain trees and shrubs was used, which yields yellow paint when boiled in water, for example, sary-zhygach — the wood of barberry, echki tal — goat willow, lichen, and others.

27.08.2015, 19:01
How the Ancient Kyrgyz Made Soap
Ethnography

How the Ancient Kyrgyz Made Soap

The history of cultural development of humanity knows that ancient people, in a certain sense, were chemists in their daily lives. Like any other people, the Kyrgyz not only prepared food but also knew how to make soap for household needs, as well as tallow candles. For soap making, they used plants with a high content of alkali, such as herbs like alabata (a type of goosefoot) and broadleaf creeping bugloss, which were collected and dried in early autumn. The ash obtained from burning these

27.08.2015, 18:53
Mineralogy and Mining
Economy of Kyrgyzstan

Mineralogy and Mining

The forge of the zergers. Mid-19th century. The photo is kept in the State Historical Museum Animal husbandry as the main occupation of the Kyrgyz defined the entire way of their life, which is why crafts compatible with a nomadic lifestyle developed and spread among them. This factor significantly determined the uniqueness of the development of the material and spiritual culture of the Kyrgyz people. The influence of the nomadic way of life also reflected in the primitive forms of mining that

27.08.2015, 18:13
Salt Lake (Tuz Köl)
Lakes

Salt Lake (Tuz Köl)

The Salt Lake, also known as the Dead Lake, is located in the territory of the Kunchyghysh rural district of the Ton district. It is 12 kilometers from the central highway. This season, it is visited by an average of 300-500 people per day. According to the staff of the tourist complex, the number of people wishing to visit the Dead Lake has decreased compared to previous years. Tourists began to visit the Salt Lake in 2000. Prior to this, academician Usen Mamyrов of the National Academy of

21.08.2015, 00:41
Ancient Information about the Structure and History of the Earth's Surface
Ethnography

Ancient Information about the Structure and History of the Earth's Surface

If we consider events spanning a longer geological time, the ideas expressed in the epic "Manas" are confirmed by modern science. In the Paleogene (60 million years ago), where majestic mountains now rise, there was a plain. The climate in this area was hot and dry, resembling the modern Betpak-Dala desert in Kazakhstan. In the Paleogene and Cretaceous (137 million years ago), a large azure sea splashed in the Fergana Basin. In the Jurassic (195 million years ago), the territory of

28.07.2015, 20:45
The Kyrgyz Perceptions of Geological Phenomena
Ethnography

The Kyrgyz Perceptions of Geological Phenomena

Did the ancient Kyrgyz have ideas about the movement and structure of the Earth's surface? Did they have the beginnings of geological knowledge? Apparently, the answer to this question is affirmative, as a person living in mountainous areas, observing the phenomena of the surrounding environment and contemplating natural processes, must have undoubtedly paid attention to changes in the land—landslides, subsidence, and uplift of certain areas of its surface. Like other pre-scientific

28.07.2015, 20:42
Geographical Representations of the Kyrgyz People
Ethnography

Geographical Representations of the Kyrgyz People

The close connection of the Kyrgyz as a nomadic people with their environment required them to have a concrete understanding of the nature of the terrain and landscape. As a result, they developed precise concepts for many forms of relief such as a gorge or canyon, peak or needle, alkyim — the upper part of a valley, tektir — terrace, and others, which have entered scientific literature as the original terminological heritage of the people.

28.07.2015, 18:59
Worldview Concepts of the Surrounding World
Culture

Worldview Concepts of the Surrounding World

Most geographical names in Kyrgyzstan have local etymology. The origin of several toponyms is connected with epics and legends; they reflect events that took place on the land of the Kyrgyz in the past. Some geographical names were translated not only by the people who invented them—the language itself evolved and developed throughout its historical development, and many toponyms have remained unchanged to this day. Toponyms with ancient histories serve as witnesses to the past of the people;

28.07.2015, 18:52
Description of Geographical Objects in Epics
Ethnography

Description of Geographical Objects in Epics

The study of folk geographical representations allows us to uncover the features of the formation of pre-scientific knowledge, its very structure, forms of accumulation and transmission, methods of use, as well as the common traits and differences from scientific knowledge. In this context, the role of practice as a source and criterion of the value of knowledge becomes particularly evident.

28.07.2015, 18:26
Kulung Kol (Lake of the Foal)
Myths and legends

Kulung Kol (Lake of the Foal)

A long time ago, high in the mountains at the foot of a gorge in Tar Alabyn (the Tar basin), there lived a beautiful and strong wild Sur Bée (gray mare). Every year she gave birth to healthy foals.

28.07.2015, 18:07
The Legend of the Lake
Myths and legends

The Legend of the Lake

Long ago, in the Issyk-Kul basin, there was a city, around which stood a castle atop a steep mountain. Deep chasms and gloomy gorges surrounded it on all sides. The castle belonged to a powerful khan. The khan was known for his wealth, but even more so for his cruelty. One day, he heard a rumor that in a poor family of a nomad there was a girl of unimaginable beauty. The girl lived in aail, nestled at the foot of the mountains, by the bank of a stream. One day, horsemen surrounded the aail,

28.07.2015, 17:38
Study of Domestic Animal Behavior by Kyrgyz People
Culture

Study of Domestic Animal Behavior by Kyrgyz People

People have long been aware of the disasters caused by natural phenomena. The Kyrgyz learned about the approach of an earthquake from the unusual behavior of domestic and wild animals. In the epic "Er Teshstuk," the famous tulpar Chalkuyruk speaks to his master in human language about the impending earthquake:

28.07.2015, 17:04