memorial for WW2

The 2nd World War is really important over here. There is at least one monument to it in every village, more usually in the cities. People from here who have visited the US are always annoyed that the USSR doesn't seem to be mentioned when kids study WW2...

beautiful Naryn... if only I spoke Kyrgyz

August 13th 2007
Hello! I got back from visiting Naryn yesterday, a lovely city nestled in the mountains in kind of the middle of the country. The weather was refreshing and cool, such a change from Bishkek, where I was completely unable to sleep last week because it was just SO HOT! But now that I'm back, for some reason, the weather smells like fall and there's a bit of a breeze, for which I am incredibly gra ... read more

Asia » Kyrgyzstan

A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864; it achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Nation-wide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the oust... ... read more

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