Historical Memory: Victims of the 1938 Repression and its Consequences
The Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic organized a conference on “Historical Memory: Victims of the 1938 Repression and its Consequences.”
On November 2, 2023, the conference was held in the conference hall of the National Historical Museum in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University's Rector, Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Ceylan participated as an invited speaker.
The conference commenced with the national anthem of Kyrgyzstan, followed by a commemoration of the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the bright future of the Kyrgyz people. The audience was then shown a documentary film about the Ata Beyit National Historical and Memorial Complex, where the graves of the victims of repression will forever be a part of history.
This moving documentary film touched the hearts of the viewers as it narrated the complex events of history. The stories of heroes who lost their lives under repression evoked a strong emotional response from the audience. Following the film, a minute of silence was observed in memory of the victims of repression.
Rector of Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Ceylan stated, “As the Manas University family, we are aware that we have a special responsibility to preserve the cultural heritage of the Turkic world on our campus named after the great writer Chyngyz Aitmatov.” Also Rector Alpaslan Ceylan said, “We buried 137 people at Ata-Beyit.” He emphasized that they deeply felt the pain of this tragic event.
At the event dedicated to the memory of the Kyrgyz intellectuals who lost their lives in one of the most tragic chapters in the history of the Kyrgyz people - the Repressiya (Stalin's persecution) - scientists from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Russia presented papers on research and new findings regarding the event. The conference concluded with a visit to the Ata-Beyit National Historical and Memorial Complex.
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