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№9 March 2010
Your monthly guide to what’s happening in and around Bishkek
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Restaurant GuideTourist MapWhat’s On
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Plus:
Leopard
The Bishkek
Beer Guide
Steam up in
The Banya
The Talent of
Taklamakan
To Catch a
Contents
This MonthOut & About
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The Spektator is now online at www.thespektator.co.uk
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City Map
Don’t get lost.
What’s On
The pick o the entertainment listings.
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Restaurants, Bars, Clubs
All the best bars and clubs in town.
Adverts
Make your product growl like a snowleopard rom our glossy back pages.
The Guide
Banya Magic
Discover the essentials o the Slaviccultural institution that is the banya.
The Bishkek Beer Guide
The
Spektator
got merry last month, enlist-ing the help o a total stranger to bring youthe verdict on regionally brewed beer.
Focus
Memories of Revolution
March 24 is the fth anniversary o the TulipRevolution. Elena Skochilo remembers the48 hours that elled the Akayev dynasty.
News and Views
Anti-government rallies, anti-terror talk,polygamy and other points o interest.
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The Spektator Magazine is available at locations throughout Bishkek, including:
(Travel Agencies) Adventure Seller, Ak-Sai Travel, Carlson Wagonlit, Celestial Mountains, Ecotour, Glavtour,Kyrgyz Concept,Kyrgyz Travel, Muza, NoviNomad (Bars & Restaurants) Cowboy, Hollywood, Metro, New York Pizza, No1, 2x2, Boulevard, Cofeehouse, Doka, Fatboy’s, Four Seasons, Live Bar, Lounge Bar,Meri, Navigator, Stary Edgar’s Veranda, Adriatico, Cyclone, Dolce Vita, Santa Maria, Golden Bull (Casinos) Europa, Golden Dragon, XO (Hotels) Dostuk, Hyatt, Golden Dragon, Holiday,Alpinist (Embassies and
Organisations) The UN building, The American base, The German Embassy, The Dutch Consulate, CAMP
Ala-too, NCCR, The Bishkek Opera & Ballet Society.
ON THE COVER: Snow leopard in the Tajik Pamirs
China’s Lost Europeans
Where did they come rom? Who werethey? The striking mummies o theTarim Basin have caused a political andarchaeological stir.
To Catch a Leopard
Ratsek guide Patrick Barrow is chal-lenged by a set o ‘big cat’ pawprints inthis issue’s psychological thriller.
On the Brink
Continuing our theme, we talk to snowleopard conservation organizationsabout this magnifcent beast’s uture.
The Spektator Magazine
Editor-in-Chie:
Tom Wellings
Managing Editor:
Chris Rickleton(editor@thespektator.co.uk)
Sta writers:
Alex Ward (alexward@thespektator.co.uk), Robert Marks(robertmarks@thespektator.co.uk),Andreas Hedors, Natalya Wells,Patrick Barrow, Pavel KropotkinAnthony Butts (anthonybutts@thespektator.co.uk)
Guest Contributer:
Elena Skochilo
Design:
Alena Krivyh
Advertising Manager:
Irina Kasymova(email: advertise@thespektator.co.uk)
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