According to the Ministry of Culture, Information, Youth Policy and Digital Development, an exhibition dedicated to the history of the memorial and the Urkun events was presented to guests as part of the celebration.
Event program and participants
The solemn meeting was attended by government officials, scholars, and descendants of the victims of repression. Among the invitees were Tabyldy Muratbekov, a deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) of the VIII convocation, A. Madaminov, Deputy Minister of Culture, and Melis Murataliev, Chairman of the National Commission on State Language and Language Policy under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The program included screenings of a documentary film and animation projects, specifically the film "Azhar," which is dedicated to the Urkun events. Participants discussed issues of political repression, the life of writer and Kyrgyz Ambassador Chingiz Aitmatov, as well as key events in the country's recent history.
At the conclusion of the event, complex employees received awards for their contribution to the development of the memorial site.
Context
The Ata-Beyit National Historical and Memorial Complex was founded in 2000.
