Naryn is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Oblast in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 40,049 (1999). It is located at 41°26?N, 76°0?E, situated on both banks of the Naryn River, one of the main head waters of the Syr Darya, which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town. The city has […]

Bishkek city authorities have decided to install GPS navigation systems on refuse trucks in one of the districts of the capital. As 24.kg informs, this pilot project is being implemented for controlling the routes of refuse trucks and their schedules, and preventing the theft of gasoline by drivers. A representative of the city administration […]

Almost all people in former soviet cities know and use the services of public transportation of minibuses known as “marshrutka”. In Bishkek it has become a big headache for everyone, including other drivers, traffic inspection, urban authorities, and etc. In Internet, especially in RU-zone, one can find quite a few jokes about marshrutka. Nevertheless, […]

This is a translation of the Russian post.
Recently there have been quite a few articles on online news agencies about usage of old Soviet terminology for the trademarks and sale of goods that are symbolic of the USSR. For instance, the Russian online news agency InoSMI published a translated article from the New […]

A new multiplex is being built in one of the populated districts of Bishkek, reports Akipress. The new building will consist of four movie halls with 200 seats each. It will also have bowling playing hall, restaurant, and playground for kids. The multiplex will be finished a year from now and it will be […]

On the 16th of November, there was an opening of the big art project “Epoch” in the National Museum of Arts, informs photo.kg. More than 200 participants of theis project presented their art works, photos, films that were created from 1991 till 2007, which is the period of country’s sovereignty.
Photos are taken from Photo.kg […]

This is a new initiative called Weekly Overview where some cultural, social or sport events will be summarized and presented. This week I decided to start with culture events.
Let me start off with good news. Kyrgyzstan took part in Eurasia TV’s “I am a Person” contest of social movies and programs for […]

This is just an update to one of my previous posts about the Green Party that was going to hold a rally on the central square Alatoo in Bishkek city and the newly appointed Acting mayor Daniar Usenov did not allow the rally saying that there is another event planned for this day. The […]

Sergey Bodrov Senior, a famous Russian film director, visited Kyrgyzstan for the presentation of his movie “Mongol”, which took place in newly restored movie theatre “Ala-Too” on October 19, says 24.kg. Bodrov said that he was happy to visit Kyrgyzstan again, and he would love to make joint projects with Kyrgyz movie makers in […]

This Wednesday was the opening day of Kyrgyzstan Fashion week in Bishkek. The photo exhibition of French photographer Jerome Fievet was also opened that day in the Russian Drama Theater as part of the fashion week. Anna Veron, the designer from Paris was invited as a guest of the fashion week among other famous foreign […]