Sezdebek Kalkanbekov, a guardian of Kochkor-Ata sacred site, and Aibek Samakov, a researcher at Aigine CRC, are participating in the IPBES Dialogue Workshop on indigenous and local knowledge, Paris, 11-13 January 2016. The main goal of the workshop is providing inputs of Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) for IPBES assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem services. …
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Aikol Manas
This is a translation of the first volume of the book “Aikol Manas” (Magnanimous Manas) by Jaisan Umot uulu. The book represents the experience of a written expression of the story of the classical heroic epic “Manas”. In the original language, the book was published in 10 volumes and has seen several editions. The Kyrgyz …
PRESENTATION OF THE EPIC TRILOGY IN BISHKEK AND THE DAY OF THE EPIC
On April 22, the final presentation of the video version of the epic trilogy “Manas, Semetei and Seytek” was held in Bishkek, in the small hall of the National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic, within the framework of the Week of Traditional Music, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of T. Satylganov. April 22 was the …