AUTHORS STUDIED (in the order we read them): Pushkin. Lermontov. Gogol. Fonvizin. Turgenev. Dostoevsky. Leskov. Chekhov. Garshin. Tolstoy. Gorky. Andreev. Bunin. Babel. Zamiatin. Polevoi. Platonov. Nagibin. Ilf and Petrov. Zoshchenko. Nabokov. Paustovsky. Kazakov. Solzhenitsyn. Trifonov. Shukshin. Bitov. Iskander. Aksenov. Aitmatov. Sokolov. Rasputin. Petrushevskaya. Tolstaya.
Kyrgyzstan - Asia's Future Switzerland. A page on the beauties of the mountain peaks of kyrgyzstan, including a quote from Aitmatov on Kyrgyz hospitality.
Aitmatov, Chingiz. From the "Encyclopedia of Soviet Writers" page.
Dr. Chingiz Aitmatov and his wife from the Kyrgyz Republic vistited The Soka School Campus. Report of a visit to Japan with several pictures included.
The Art of Chingiz Aitmatov's Stories. A little bit about Aitmatov's homeland (with a note on the author). From Iraj Bashiri.
The Club of Budapest. List of membership: nearly 40 world-famous artists, writers, and spiritual leaders, including Aitmatov. They share the conviction: "that humanity faces major challenges in coming years; challenges that call for new ways of thinking and feeling, new values, and worldviews.
Aitmatov, Chingiz Torekulovich. List of his publications.
(Russian Language Sources)
(English Language Sources)
The Art of Chingiz Aitmatov's Stories. Article by Iraj Bashiri, copyright 1991.
(Russian Language Sources)
Chingiz Aitmatov as the Mirror of Russian Thought. Article by V. Tuchkov.
Chingiz Aitmatov: A Fortunate Man. Interview with Aitmatov. Published in "Argumenty i Fakty" 1998.
Bishkek. Tour the home city of Aitmatov. Presented by Iraj Bashiri.
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