Ivan Neumyvakin
Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, MAI, Doctor and Professor of Medical Sciences, Laureate of the State Prize of Russia.
Born on July 7, 1928, in the Kirghiz ASSR (Republic of Kyrgyzstan).
Ivan Pavlovich Neumyvakin is a Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Laureate of the State Prize, and a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He is the author of over 200 scientific works, a distinguished inventor with 85 patents, and has written about 40 popular books. Since 1990, he has been engaged in folk healing and has developed his own health improvement system. He currently heads a private clinic – a Medical and Preventive Center.
In 1959, a recruitment was underway among military doctors for the Institute of Space Medicine. Only 14 specialists were selected from across the country, including Ivan Neumyvakin. The scientist's biography was enriched with 30 years of interesting and useful work for the benefit of the space industry. During these years, he practically created space medicine, inventing many new methods and devices in the process.
Gennady Essa
Renowned novelist and writer.
Born in 1956 in Kyrgyzstan, city of Frunze.
Gennady Essa is a member of the Union of Writers of Russia and a laureate of many literary awards. He is a member of the Paris Book House and is considered a French writer.
Gennady Essa is one of the leading authors of many French publishing houses.
Mikhail Shvydkoy
Soviet and Russian theater critic, theater scholar, public and state figure.
Born on September 5, 1948, in the city of Kant, Kirghiz SSR.
Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation from February 8, 2000, to March 9, 2004. Professor at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU) and the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (RATI, formerly GITIS), teaching the history of foreign theater. Member of the Government Commission for Compatriots Abroad, member of the Interdepartmental Council for the Coordination of Activities of Russian Centers for Science and Culture Abroad, member of the Union of Writers, Union of Theatre Workers, and Union of Journalists. President of the television theater club "Theater Plus TV," chairman of the national commission "World Decade for Cultural Development" of UNESCO. Vice-President of the Communications Committee of the International Theatre Institute under UNESCO, president of the Russian National Center of the International Association of Theatre Critics. Co-chairman of the presidium of the independent organization "Civil Society." Member of the Board of Trustees of the Moscow English Club, member of the editorial board of the public-analytical magazine "Recognition." Recipient of the Golden Honorary Badge "Public Recognition" (1998), laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art (1999), and the "Best Pens of Russia" award.
Gennady Onishchenko
Russian statesman, Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Russia.
Born on October 21, 1950, in the village of Changyr-Tash, Suzak District, Osh Region, Kirghiz SSR.
Gennady Grigoryevich Onishchenko is the head of Rospotrebnadzor, formerly the Chief Sanitary Doctor of Russia, an academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor. Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation and Kyrgyzstan.
Assistant to the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation since October 23, 2013.
Leonid Ivashov
Russian military and public figure, Colonel General.
Born on August 31, 1943, in Frunze, Frunze District, Osh Region, Kirghiz SSR.
Leonid Grigoryevich Ivashov is a specialist in geopolitics, conflictology, international relations, and military history. Colonel General (retired since 2001), President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems. Doctor of Historical Sciences (1998), Professor at the Department of International Journalism at MGIMO. Former head of the Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (1996–2001). Member of the Union of Writers of Russia.
Boris Ebzeev
Soviet and Russian lawyer, third president of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
Born on February 25, 1950, in the village of Jangi-Dzher, Kyzyl-Asker District, Frunze Region, Kirghiz SSR.
Boris Safarovich Ebzeev is the head of the Department of Human Rights and Constitutional Justice at the SGAAP, Doctor of Law, Professor, member of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, retired judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. Since 2012, he has been working at the Russian Academy of Justice in the Department of Constitutional Law; since 2013, he has been the chairman of the expert council of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation on law.
Salizhan Sharipov
Russian cosmonaut, Hero of the Russian Federation, Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Born on August 24, 1964, in the city of Uzgen, Osh Region, Kirghiz SSR.
He has approximately 950 hours of flight time on various types of aircraft. In 1990, he was selected for the Soviet cosmonaut corps (1990 Air Force Group No. 10). He completed full training for flights on Soyuz TM spacecraft and the Mir orbital station as the commander of the ship.
Talant Duyshbaev
Olympic champion (1992). World champion (1993). World champion (1989) among juniors.
Born on June 2, 1968, in the city of Frunze.
Achievements with the Spanish national team. Bronze medalist of the Olympic Games (1996, 2000). Silver medalist of the European Championship (1996, 1998). Bronze medalist of the European Championship (2000). MVP of the European Championship (1996).
Winner of the Champions League (1994). Finalist of the Champions League (2005). Two-time winner of the Cup Winners' Cup (2002, 2003). Winner of the EHF Cup (1993). Winner of the European Super Cup (2006). Four-time champion of Spain (1993, 1994, 2004, 2007). Six-time winner of the Spanish Cup (1993, 1994, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007). Winner of the Spanish Super Cup (2005).
In 2000, as a result of a survey conducted by the International Handball Federation, he was recognized as the second-best handball player in the world in the 20th century.
Yulia Akhmedova
Stand-up comedian and creative producer of shows on TNT.
Born on November 28, 1982, in the city of Kant, Kyrgyzstan.
Yulia Oktayevna Akhmedova is a comedy artist, creative producer, and participant in the humorous show on the THT channel brand new show StandUp, former captain of the KVN team "25th" of the Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
Sara Oks
Singer, songwriter, model.
Born on May 9, 1987, in Kyrgyzstan, city of Ak-Suu.
Today, singer Sara Oks is considered one of the most attractive women in the CIS and enjoys impressive success in music. She performs concerts throughout the CIS and successfully conducted a charity tour across Russian cities to help children in need. Her songs are known to everyone; she is a favorite of the public, a media personality, and her popularity is clear and evident.
Sara Oks is the stage name of the Russian singer Oks Sara Yuryevna.
Olga Vidisheva
A native of Kyrgyzstan, she spent the first 15 years of her life in Kyrgyzstan.
Olga Vidisheva has made it to the list of 30 successful young entrepreneurs according to Forbes. Her name is included in the "30 Under 30" ranking, which the American magazine annually includes youth who have achieved success in various fields. Olga, who founded the commercial internet project Shoptiques, through which one can shop in boutiques in the USA, made it to this thirty in the "Retail" category.
Today she successfully operates in the American and European markets.
Jamala
People's Artist of Ukraine.
Born on August 27, 1983, in the city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan.
Susana Jamaladinova is a Ukrainian singer who won "Eurovision-2016" with the composition "1944". Her music combines elements of jazz, rhythm and blues, and ethnic influences, and her rich lyrical-dramatic soprano makes each performance unique.
Pop, jazz, and opera singer (lyrical-dramatic soprano).
Vitaly Klitschko
Ukrainian politician, former professional boxer.
Born on July 19, 1971, in the village of Belovodskoye, Kirghiz SSR.
Vitaly Klitschko, during his spectacular sports career, fought forty-seven bouts, of which forty-five were victories for him. Moreover, he achieved forty-one of those victories by knockout. It is worth noting that the Ukrainian boxer has never been knocked out and has never even been knocked down throughout his entire career! Vitaly Klitschko's path in professional sports is filled with numerous bright achievements and impressive titles. In his life, the Ukrainian boxer held the title of world champion according to the WBO (1999–2000), according to the authoritative sports publication The Ring (2004–2005), as well as according to the WBC (2004–2005, 2008–present). He still holds the title of world champion according to the World Boxing Council to this day.
On June 5, 2014, Vitaly Klitschko took the oath as the mayor of Kyiv. On June 25, 2014, by decree of President Petro Poroshenko, he was appointed head of the Kyiv City State Administration. On January 23, 2015, Vitaly Klitschko was elected head of the Association of Cities of Ukraine. After the merger of the parties UDAR and BPP, at an extraordinary congress on August 28, 2015, Vitaly Klitschko was elected head of the BPP Solidarity party.
Natalia Yakovlevna Velichko
Born on May 4, 1941, in Frunze (Kirghiz SSR, now Bishkek) - died on May 21, 2022, in Moscow.
Soviet and Russian actress of theater and cinema, director. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1985). Natalia Velichko was born on May 4, 1941, in the Kirghiz capital city of Frunze (now Bishkek) into a family of musicians.
Her father, Yakov Artemyevich Velichko, had noble roots, played many musical instruments, and in 1917 was a young musician in the ship orchestra of the famous cruiser "Aurora." He later conducted and taught at wind orchestra courses. Her mother, Elizaveta Ustinovna Velichko, studied at the Moscow Conservatory and had a beautiful voice.
Her mother ended up in Frunze in exile after the arrest of her first husband, an engineer. There she married Natalia's father. When Natalia was 7 years old, the family moved to Moscow. They lived in the Warsaw Highway area. Her mother worked in the theater, sang on the radio, and was involved in copying musical scores. She started music at the age of five. She attended a music school, and then she was sent to the Stasov School, to the teacher Irina Mechislavovna Amirova.
She did not plan to become an actress. After finishing school, she entered the Moscow Conducting and Choral College, which she graduated from in 1961 with a degree in "choir conductor." She unexpectedly found herself in the acting profession. A friend of hers had a sister who worked in a photo lab at VGIK. She was the first to notice Natalia's appearance, saying, "Natasha, I like your face. Maybe we should take some pictures of you?" They did a photo shoot and sent the pictures to VGIK. Natalia Velichko in her youth. Later, she decided to try to enter a theater school. At the exam before the admissions committee, she read an excerpt from "War and Peace."
Despite the intense competition (the examiner was Sergei Gerasimov himself), she was among those accepted.
In 1965, she graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), acting workshop of Yu. Genika and V. Shishkov. From 1965 to 1992, she was an actress at the Studio Theater of the Film Actor. She made her screen debut in 1963 in the social drama "Silence" by Vladimir Basov. She played Asya Vokhminseva, the sister of the main character. "Silence" won the Grand Prize at the 1st All-Union Film Festival in Leningrad in 1964. The film also became one of the leaders in box office. Natalia Velichko was suddenly catapulted to all-Union fame. She traveled to many different countries with the film.
In 1965, she played the lead role in the film "Friends and Years" (Lyudmila Pecherskaya). In the same year, another film was released in which the actress played the main character - the Soviet-French film "Third Youth." She played the wife of Marius Petipa - the famous Russian ballerina Mashenka Surovshikova. In the film, she starred alongside such masters as Nikolai Cherkasov and Oleg Strizhenov. The screenplay was written by Alexander Galich, who later wrote an article about the actress titled "Wonderful Incarnation."
Then came roles in the films "Four Pages of One Young Life" (Liza), "Nikolai Bauman" (Nina), "Shield and Sword" (Elza), "It Happened in Intelligence" (Olya), "The Theft" (Nina), "Hello, Good Man" (Olga), "Because I Love" (Katya Shelest), "On the Night of the New Moon" (Natasha Korableva), and others.
In 1978, she played the lead role in the adventure drama "Diamond Trail" (Nadezhda Tsvetkova).
In 1979, she graduated from the directing department of VGIK, workshop of A. B. Stolper. Her diploma film, "Liquidation Service," was based on a story by Robert Sheckley.
In 1983, she directed the film "Hurricane Comes Unexpectedly," based on a play by Anatoly Sofronov.
In the 1980s, she acted little. From 1991 to 2005, she did not appear on screen. In 2005, she played a cameo in the series "Hunting for the Roebuck." In 2014, the actress was diagnosed with cancer. Before that, she was prescribed a medication that she took for three consecutive years, which was not advisable. Against this background, Velichko developed stomach cancer. She was fortunate that the disease was detected at an early stage, surgery was performed, and she was cured. She suffered from diabetes, which nearly blinded her, and polyarthritis, making it difficult for her to move. She left her three-room apartment only to go to the hospital.
She died on May 21, 2022, in Moscow.
Yuldashev, Alexander Yuryevich
Russian military leader. Commander of troops and forces in the northeast of Russia. Vice Admiral. Previously served as Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Submarine Forces of the Pacific Fleet. Holds a scientific degree of "Candidate of Technical Sciences."
Alexander Yuldashev was born on May 12, 1967, in the city of Osh, Kyrgyz Republic. He was raised in a military family. Yuldashev Sr. served in the Ground Forces. Although his parents did not particularly approve of his choice, they respected his decision. After school, Alexander easily entered the radio communications faculty of the Kaliningrad Higher Naval School.
In 1989, he graduated from the communications faculty of the Kaliningrad Higher Naval School. He then underwent training at the Higher Special Officer Classes of the Navy (St. Petersburg). In 2000, he graduated from the Admiral N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy (St. Petersburg), and in 2015, from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Moscow (with honors).
After graduation, he was assigned to the Northern Fleet (NF) in the 11th Submarine Division (base point Western Litsa, Murmansk Region), serving on the nuclear submarine K-173 "Krasnoyarsk" of project 949A "Antey." In 1991 and 1993, he made transitions under the Arctic ice from the north to the Pacific Fleet. He then served as assistant and senior assistant to the commander of submarines, serving on submarines of projects 671RTM and 949A.
In 2000, he became the commander of the 603rd crew of the submarine (submarine of project 671RTM, 33rd submarine division in Western Litsa; since 2001 - 11th submarine division of the 1st submarine flotilla of the NF).
In 2003, he took the position of Chief of Staff of the 7th Submarine Division (Vidyaevo, Murmansk Region), and in 2007, he became the commander of this division.
Since 2009, he was transferred to the Pacific Fleet, holding the positions of commander of the 10th submarine division in Vilyuchinsk (2009-2012), and deputy commander of the Primorsky Flotilla of Diverse Forces (2012-2015).
In 2015, he was appointed deputy commander of the Kola Flotilla of Diverse Forces of the Northern Fleet under Rear Admiral Oleg Golubev.
From November 2015 to January 2016, he commanded a group of ships of the Pacific Fleet, consisting of the missile cruiser "Varyag," the destroyer "Bystrovy," the tanker "Boris Butoma," and the rescue tug "Alatau." The group represented Russia in the maritime phase of the joint Russian-Indian military exercises "Indra-2015" in the Indian Ocean.
In 2016-2018, Alexander Yuldashev served as Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Submarine Forces of the Pacific Fleet under Rear Admiral Sergey Rekish.
On January 29, 2018, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin appointed Rear Admiral Alexander Yuldashev as Commander of Troops and Forces in the Northeast of Russia.
By decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on December 10, 2020, the commander of troops and forces in the northeast of Russia Alexander Yuldashev was awarded the title of Vice Admiral.
Awarded the Order "For Military Merit" (1998, after completing the task of monitoring the NATO aircraft carrier strike group). For courage and valor shown while performing a government assignment in life-threatening conditions (advancing under the Arctic ice at extremely shallow depths), he was awarded the medal "For Courage."
Laureate of the award named after Army General Viktor Dubynin (2014, awarded to the best teachers and students of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation).
Married, with two daughters.
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