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№11 July 2010

Your monthly guide to what’s happening in and around Bishkek

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Restaurant GuideTourist MapWhat’s On

Plus:

Tsarist Central Asia

In Colour

Remembering

World War Two

Karakol’s

Dungan Mosque

Kashgar

Spirit

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Contents

This MonthOut & About

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Weekend

Things to do over a coee.

City Map

Don’t get lost.

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Restaurants, Bars, Clubs

All the best bars and clubs in town.

What’s On

The pick o the entertainment listings.

The Guide

The House Chou-Hsi Built

Sergei Vysotsky reports on a hundred yearso Karakol’s Dungan mosque, tracing itstalented architect to his gory end.

The Cost o Victory

We go in search o the Soviet experienceand recollection o the Great Patriotic War.

Focus

Talkin’ ‘bout a Reerendum

We visited Kochkor to observe proceedingsduring the Kyrgyz Republic’s constitutionalreerendum held on June 27th.

News and Views

Following a horrifc period o violence inthe South, Kyrgyzstan must pick itsel upand ensure stability or its citizens.

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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: Schoolchildren riding by in Kashgar’sOld City (Evan Harris)

Special: History in Colour

One hundred years ago, photographerSergey Prokudin-Gorsky embarked onan extraordinary mission to capturethe essence o Tsar Nicolas II’s Empire incolour. Tom Wellings looks at some o his remarkable work in Central Asia.

Spirit o Kashgar

Evan Harris explores the ancient city o Kashgar, and fnds a lively indigenousUighur population struggling to resistthe advance o China and globalization.

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),Natalya Wells, Evan Harris,Patrick Barrow, Pavel KropotkinAnthony Butts (anthonybutts@thespektator.co.uk)

Guest Contributor

Sergey Vysotsky

Design:

Alena Krivyh

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Irina Kasymova(email: advertise@thespektator.co.uk)

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