AUCA’s Social Research Center (SRC) presented the results of the two-month research project entitled “Modernization of Islamic Education Institutions in Kyrgyzstan”. According to the press-release of AUCA, this two-month research project that was initiated and financed by the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia in Bishkek focused on exploring an attitude of the Bishkek city […]
Below is a translation of Mirsulzhan’s post from the Russian language blog
The 14th annual Index of Economic Freedom prepared by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal was publicized on the 14th January. 162 countries took part and the economic freedom of each country was measured by 10 indicators such as free trade, […]
Shock, horror! Swedish logistics company Sweco has suggested that Santa Claus should leave his traditional home in Lapland and relocate to Kyrgyzstan.
The company drew this conclusion on the basis that:
By starting his journey there [from Kyrgyzstan], Santa can achieve the most efficient around-the-world trip to distribute Christmas gifts. He can eliminate time-consuming detours and […]
The Nanotechnologies Development Board in Kyrgyzstan was established and vice prime-minister of Kyrgyz Republic Dosbol Nur uulu held its first meeting on October 3, informs KABAR. During the meeting, the current state of nanotechnologies in Kyrgyzstan was discussed. It was decided, that the interested ministries should prepare proposals for development of such technologies.
No doubt […]
Kyrgyz citizens are elite driven and politically manipulated citizens. To see this we don’t look back too far; just take the recent protests, which became the tradition of Kyrgyz people. Too often Kyrgyz people go to protests and meetings. They don’t demand anything themselves, but rather for some several elites.
First of all, let me explain […]
Worshipping at sacred sites is a well-known cultural behavior all over the world and in Kyrgyzstan, worshipping at sacred sites is a wide spread phenomenon as well. In the Kyrgyz language sacred sites are called ‘mazars.’ ‘Mazar’ is a word from the Arabic language it means “a place which is visited.” It […]
An independent research organization, Fund for Peace, annually publishes an index called Failed States Index that also gets published in US magazine Foreign Policy. It conducts a global ranking of weak and failed nations on the basis of 12 economic, political, social and military indicators. Such 12 determining factors include movement of refugees, environmental […]
Hi Everyone,
My name is Regina and I’m a PH.D. candidate at Boston Unviversity, Boston, MA, US. My main focus is on Kyrgyz language reform, planning and purism. Below is the description and preliminary results of my pilot study on Kyrgyz Russian Language Contact and Attitudes. The goal of this post is to solicit as much opinions and critique as possible.
Since the Perestroika era in Russia, many […]
