Open today · 09:00–18:00 Closed on Mondays 25 km from Bishkek, Chong-Tash
Ata-Beyit

Ata-Beyit

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For teachers, students and researchers: using the history of Ata-Beyit in lessons and research.

The Ürkün memorial
The Ürkün memorial

Topics for lessons

1938

Victims of Stalinist repression

What was repression, and how did it shape the history of Kyrgyzstan?

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1916

The national liberation uprising of 1916

What were the causes and consequences of the 1916 uprising?

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1928–2008

Chingiz Aitmatov

How is historical memory reflected in Aitmatov's works?

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2010

7 April: the April events

What lessons do the events of 2005 and 2010 hold for Kyrgyz statehood?

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1999–2022

The Batken events

Defending the homeland and keeping the peace: lessons of the Batken events.

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School visits

The complex's researchers lead general and themed tours. Schools and groups should book in advance.

Publications

  • 2026

    Ata-Beyit National Historical and Memorial Complex. “Ak iyilet, birok synbait”

    A book by the complex's research department, in Kyrgyz, Russian, English, Turkish and German.

    Coming soon
  • 2020

    Victims of Political Repression in Kyrgyzstan (1920–1953)

    A ten-volume edition with information on more than 17,000 people. Compiled by B. Dj. Abdrakhmanov.

    Coming soon

Sources

  1. Fedtke, G., Fukalov, A. Creating ‘Kyrgyzness’: The Many Narratives of the Memorial Complex Ata-Beyit. Cultures of History Forum, 2022
  2. Сто тридцать семь чон-ташских жертв НКВД. Open.kg, 2019
  3. «Ата-Бейит» — кыргызский пантеон современности. 24.kg, 2025
  4. Ata-Beyit. Wikipedia