Grapes and Beets: Two Villages in the Alamudun District Where Moldovans Massively Resettled at One Time

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The villages of Kayyrma and Moldovanovka are located in the rural district of Dostuk, which is in the Alamedin region of the Chui province.

The history and foundation of these settlements were highlighted to the Turmush correspondent by Nazgul Asanova, the director of library No. 9 in Kayyrma.

According to her, the villages used to be part of the rural district of Ak-Döbö, which was established in 1993. As a result of an administrative reform, three rural districts — Grozd, Lenina, and Ak-Döbö — were merged into one, named Dostuk.


The village of Moldovanovka was founded by Moldovans who found hospitable and fertile land here. The fertile soils and favorable climatic conditions made this region ideal for growing heat-loving plants, primarily grapes, and traditional Moldovan recipes are used to produce wine here.

However, Moldovanovka is known not only for its winemaking but also for sugar beet farming and skilled craftsmen who make tapestries.

In recent years, this village has become popular in Kyrgyzstan due to its picturesque locations and developed agricultural culture.

The village of Kayyrma was founded in 1930. The name comes from "kryvoe," which refers to the shape of the irrigation ditches. During the difficult post-war years, the chairmen of the collective farm here were Chyminov Imankul, Estebesov Jumash, and Kenjekenov Useke, while during the Great Patriotic War, it was Baytursonov Sadykul. From 1940 to 1951, the sheep-breeding farm was managed by Siyano Sydygaly, after which Kenjekenova Syina took over as the farm manager.

The majority of Kayyrma's population were Kyrgyz, but later, repressed Moldovans and Germans settled here, bringing with them grape cuttings. As a result, almost every household began to plant grapes. In 1950, Kayyrma was joined to the collective farm "Path of Ilyich," chaired by A. Nesterov.

In 1953, Marta Eduardovna Knaub was the head of the kindergarten, and the nannies were Mustakov Kulisha, Shreider Anna, Leyman Maria, and others.

In 1945-1946, Kayyrma was home to 7 Heroes of Socialist Labor, including: Baytursonov Sadykul, Sabirov Satar, Sarieva Dzhumagul, Mambetova Sukosh, Abdyvachaeva Gulayim, and Estebesova Shair.

There was a forge in Kayyrma, where blacksmiths Robert Vukert and Knaub Petr Petrovich worked. The fields were planted with sugar beets, and for many years, the foreman was Knaub Alexander Khrestyanovich. At that time, the team leaders were Bakiyeva Sura, Sabirova Toktobyubyu, and Mamytova Syinakyl. Kerimbekov Busurman kul and Mamytova Syinakyl were awarded the Order of the Red Banner. The irrigators were Mustakov Bakir and Sharshenbaev Jumabek, while in animal husbandry, Karasartov Bek and his wife, Sultanov Omurqazy, and Kaliev Zholdoshbay worked. Many women worked as beet pickers, and all of them received the title of "Golden Hands" from the Lenin collective farm for their labor.

In 1992, Kayyrma separated from the Lenin collective farm and became the enterprise AP "Kayyrma," directed by Usekeev Asanbek.



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