Chyngyz Aitmatov

Chyngyz Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan)
Chingiz Aitmatov (Russia)

Chyngyz Aitmatov is a bilingual writer (Kyrgyz & Russian) from Kyrgyzstan. He is an intellectual and he was an advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he helped to stengthen the newly independent Kyrgyzstan in his function as Kyrgyz Ambassador to Brussels.

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"Only the present, viewed through the lens of the past will reveal our future."
Chyngyz Aitmatov
Assembly of people of Kazakhstan   

Friday, June 8th, 2012, 6:30pm

Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre & Aitmatov Academy invite you to special meeting

In memory of Chingiz Aitmatov

English, Turkish, Kirgiz languages

Admission: Free
Light refreshments served

Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre
10, Maple Street, W1T 5HA, London
Tel: 020 7387 3036, 020 8255 9270
londra@yunusemrevakfi.com.tr
info@aitmatov-academy.org.uk

Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre

Aitmatov Academy

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International Conference. In memory of Chingiz Aitmatov

Saturday, June 9th, 2012, 10am - 6pm

Aitmatov Academy
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Kazakh Multifunctional Institute "Parasat"
M.Utemisov's University of West Kazakhstan

Invite you to the International Conference

In memory of Chingiz Aitmatov

on the 9th of June 2012,
Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham, TW1 3DJ,
10 am – 6 pm

RSVP

Tel: 020 8255 9270
E-mail: info@aitmatov-academy.org.uk

Aitmatov Academy

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Assembly of people of Kazakhstan

 

Chingiz Aitmatov in Germany

Kassel

Kassel

Regensburg

Regensburg

With Askar Akaev, Aidar Makhmetov

With Askar Akaev,
Aidar Makhmetov

Bautzen

Bautzen

 

 


Latest Translations

The Little Soldier

The Little Soldier. Book coverTranslation by Dr. Rahima Abduvalieva in consultation with Chyngyz Aitmatov in Germany, 2007

Available at:
www.discovery-bookshop.com
www.amazon.co.uk

      

Jamilia

Jamilia. Book coverTranslation by Prof. James Riordan

"The most beautiful love story in the world"
Louis Aragon

Available at:
www.amazon.co.uk

     

The Day Lasts More than a Hundred Years

The Day Lasts More than a Hundred YearsTranslation by F. J. French

Chingiz Aitmatov was nominated for Nobel Prize for this work!

Available at:
www.amazon.co.uk

 

 

 

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Mother Earth and Other Stories

Mother Earth and Other StoriesTranslation by Prof. James Riordan

"I highly recommend him (Chyngyz Aitmatov) to you - and especially in the polished, sensitive translations of Professor James Riordan"

Dr. David Holohan

Includes:

  • The First Teacher,
  • Jamilia,
  • Camel Eye,
  • Spotted Dog Running Along the Seashore

 

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Video message of Professor James Riordan to International Chyngyz Aitmatov Awards Ceremony (ICAA-2011)

 

Charity event in memory of Azhar on the 28th of March 2012 at Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham

 
Замандаш. Ассоциация Кыргызских диаспор России и Казахстана
 

News & Events

Young Translators Award 2012 by Academia Rossica23 May 2012
Young Translators Award 2012 by Academia Rossica

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Prof. Rahima Abduvalieva meets the adviser of President of Kyrgyzstan in Astana10 May 2012
Prof. Rahima Abduvalieva meets the adviser of President of Kyrgyzstan in Astana

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Lectures of prof. Rahima Abduvalieva in Kazakhstan7-18 May 2012
Lectures of prof. Rahima Abduvalieva in Kazakhstan

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Assembly of People of Kazakhstan presents the Aitmatov Academy in Astana4-5 May 2012
Assembly of People of Kazakhstan presents the Aitmatov Academy in Astana

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Globe Theatre, London25 April 2012
World Shakespear Festival. Globe Theatre, London.

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Orleans House Gallery25 April 2012
Orleans House Gallery. Opening of the "Royal Connections". A community-curated exhibition marking Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.

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Read Russia - Literature Festival SLOVO15-20 April 2012
Read Russia - Literature Festival "SLOVO", London Book Fair. Earl's Court

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Kazakh Fairytales28 March 2012
Charity event in memory of Azhar. "Kazakh Fairytales". Orleans House Gallery

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14th London Asian Film Festival, BAFTA24 March 2012
14th London Asian Film Festival, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly Circus, London W1J 9LN

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Opening of the Russian Cultural Centre23 March 2012
Opening of the Russian Cultural Centre
37, Kensington High Street, London, W8 5ED

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Art Exhibition at the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre15 March 2012
Art Exhibition at the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre
10, Maple Street, W1T 5HA, London

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Celebration of Navruz in Cambridge, Central Asia Forum9 March 2012
Celebration of Navruz in Cambridge, Central Asia Forum, Chapel, Jesus College, Cambridge, CB5 8BL

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Russian Ballet Icons. Dedicated to Anna Pavlova4 March 2012
Russian Ballet Icons. Dedicated to Anna Pavlova, London Coliseum

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