Other optional activities

On this page are some additional resources with suggested activities that teachers and learners might find useful to use in connection with this chapter. Click to skip to a particular activity.

About naming traditions in Kyrgyzstan and elsewhere

The Epic Manas

Video about ecology in Kyrgyzstan from Instagram

Video about animals who live near the Kumtor gold mine

Video about forests in Kyrgyzstan

Video about birds in Kyrgyzstan

Video about people who clean up trash that is in Lake Issyk-Kul

Video in English (some clips in Russian) about weather and agriculture being affected by climate change

Interviews on the street in Bishkek about the war in Ukraine

About naming traditions in Kyrgyzstan and elsewhere

Read this article in English from Radio Free Europe about how the Russification of names is being handled in several different places, including Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

The Epic Manas

Learn more about the Epic poem “Manas” by watching one or more of these videos:

Or try reading some of the Russian translation of the Manas.

Video about ecology in Kyrgyzstan from Instagram

This video talks about how ecological problems are being felt especially acutely in Kyrgyzstan.

Video about animals who live near the Kumtor gold mine

Video about forests in Kyrgyzstan

Video about birds in Kyrgyzstan

Video about people who clean up trash that is in Lake Issyk-Kul

Video in English (some clips in Russian) about weather and agriculture being affected by climate change

Interviews on the street in Bishkek about the war in Ukraine

In this video from Радио Азаттык, people give their opinions about the war in Ukraine.