The Center for Kyrgyz Language and Manas Studies will open in KRSU — the first specialized center of this level in Bishkek

december 4 at 10:00 at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after the First President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin (Kyiv, 44) there will be a presentation of the Center for Kyrgyz Language and Manas Studies and a thematic photo exhibition dedicated to the Day of Epic «Manas».

This event will be a significant step in the development of the humanitarian, cultural and scientific agenda of the university and the city: KRSU became the first in Bishkek to create a full-fledged center combining the study of the Kyrgyz language, the trilogy of epics «Manas» and the storytelling tradition.

The center was created as a platform for systematic work with the national spiritual heritage of the Kyrgyz people. Its main tasks are to

• research on the epic trilogy «Manas»;

• development of a scientific school in Manas studies and in Epic studies in general;

• support and promotion of the Kyrgyz language;

• developing youth interest in national culture;

• preservation and popularization of the spiritual, historical and cultural values of the Kyrgyz people;

• creating an environment for intercultural and scientific dialogue.

The activities of the Center will be aimed at both educational training of students and scientific research, popularization of cultural heritage, lectures, expeditions, creative meetings and academic events.

The Talantaala Center will be headed by Bakchiev — one of the most famous modern Manaschas and Manas scholars, Doctor of Philology, Honored Cultural Worker of the Kyrgyz Republic, President of the International Association of Manasologists.

The presentation of the Center will be accompanied by the opening of a photo exhibition dedicated to the Day of the Epic «Manas».

The exhibition reflects the centuries-old tradition of storytelling, the history of the formation of the fairy-tale art of the greatest Manaschi of the twentieth century - Sayakbay Karalaev (1894-1971).

The photo exhibition will allow visitors to see visual images related to the life of Manascha, archival materials, stages of studying the epic and its influence on art, literature and the modern cultural environment.

The opening of the Center for Kyrgyz Language and Manas Studies strengthens the humanitarian profile of the university, expands opportunities for research activities and strengthens the cultural mission of KRSU as an international educational space.

The center will become a point of attraction for scientists, students, cultural researchers, as well as anyone interested in the Kyrgyz language and epic heritage. Its work will contribute to strengthening national identity, developing academic science and preserving the intangible cultural heritage of the Kyrgyz people.

Cell. tel. Director of the Center for Kyrgyz Language and Manas Studies: +996 055006709