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Regarding the Kyrgyz ‘festivities’ for the 24th. Surely there should not even be a public holiday. Is there really one? Do you think that the Turkish, Chinese, Russian and other non-Kyrgyz will want to celebrate the destruction of their shops etc.? The event will become a day of Nationalism; rather like the celebration in Kazakhstan to honour the December uprising in ’86. And what tangible results do we have from the revolution?
Kuda, you’re not the only one to wonder about celebrating the “revolution”.
http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/?p=35
Just found out that there will an international boxing competition to held in Bishkek on the 24th. The title up for grabs? The President’s Cup. That will be a peaceful and non-provocative then.