Comments on: Erkindik – Bishkek’s Statue of Liberty http://ianbek.kg/?p=4447 Observations from an expat Sat, 16 Aug 2014 06:45:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.4 By: Say Goodbye to Liberty -Postcard from Bishkek http://ianbek.kg/?p=4447&cpage=1#comment-729 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:03:01 +0000 http://ianbek.kg/?p=4447#comment-729 [...] Last month I posted a postcard dedicated to the Erkindik Monument in the main Ala Too Square –Bishkek’s own Statue of Liberty. [...]

]]> By: ian http://ianbek.kg/?p=4447&cpage=1#comment-728 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:01:53 +0000 http://ianbek.kg/?p=4447#comment-728 For an update – see Say Goodbye to Liberty – http://ianbek.kg/?p=5155

]]> By: ian http://ianbek.kg/?p=4447&cpage=1#comment-724 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:37:01 +0000 http://ianbek.kg/?p=4447#comment-724 I came across this piece of news on the AkiPress wire service today, (http://kg.akipress.org/news:398671/):

In Bishkek they are going to dismantle the Statue of Liberty (“Erkindik”).

It is set on the most important square in Kyrgyzstan – Ata-Too. It is assumed that on Monday, July 25, will the government decree on the dismantling of the statue.

Instead, in its place will be a monument to Manas Baatyr. Presumably, these activities are associated with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the independence of Kyrgyzstan, which will be celebrated on August 31.

I’ll keep you posted if it happens!

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