Comments for Two summers in Osh: A Forum on the Future of Kyrgyzstan

OSCE is looking at the sidelining of important political forces as a catalyst for the events in June. “At the root of this conflict lies the complete failure of the security services and an ine...

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This is an interesting story -- my sense is that it is likely accurate. At every checkpoint in Osh last week we were assumed to be Uzbek until proven American. Officers demanded that we show our ...

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Julia Hon (Facebook, Yesterday at 12:01am): great article. nice to see a fuller explanation of the border drawing that doesn't just chalk everything up to the deviousness of "stalin's henchmen." ...

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In reply to alva. Both Chyngys Aytmatov and Manas...

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In reply to alva. Bakiev, if he preached inter-et...

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It really gives one pause, doesn't it!

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ONe more thing, we have to also remember that Manas represented more than just being Kyrgyz. He was a unifyer of numerous tribes and peoples. He was a hero that was at the center of the people he...

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About Bakiyev and his efforts to unify the various ethnic groups in Kyrgyzstan through Manas, I hands down agree with you. I think his mission, also one that was adopted by Akayev, was to emphasi...

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Thanks for sharing this. He sounds like quite the amazing person, and his insight is useful. Wasn't he also mentioned in "The Possessed"?

https://twosummersinosh.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/a-sickening-pain-a-very-eloquent-uzbek-novelist-and-poets-take-on-my-focus-area-in-kyrgyzstan-recommended-read/#comment-5

In reply to sometiger. Likely an artificial border, much like his predecessors ...

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