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Victory Square ( Kyrgyz: жеңиш чарчы,
Victory Square ( Kyrgyz: жеңиш чарчы, Russian
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: Площадь победы) is a public square in the city of Bishkek
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, the capital of Kyrgyzstan
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. It is dedicated to the victory over Nazi Germany. It was created in 1985, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
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Victory Monument
The central area is filled with a Victory Monument. It was once the site of the main Bishkek Market. The square features a statue of a woman, waiting for her husband to return home from the war. The depicted women is standing under a tynduk in the form of a funeral wreath held by three ribs of red granite representing ayurt
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List of notable visitors
Many domestic and international dignitaries have paid their respects at the monument.Events
Eternal flame and changing of the guard
Another part of the square is theeternal fire
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. A guard of honour
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detachment from the National Guard of Kyrgyzstan
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guards the eternal flame, with the changing of the guard ceremony taking place every hour.
Victory Day Parade and celebrations
OfficialVictory Day Parades
Victory Day (9 May), Victory Day parades () are common military parades that are held on 9 May in some Post-Soviet states, post-Soviet nations, primarily Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine. They are usually held to honor the traditional Vic ...
in honor of Victory Day (9 May)
Victory Day
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ka, გამარჯვების დღე, Gamarjvebis dğe
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is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of ...
take place on the square. The parades consists of personnel of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan
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, the Ministry of the Interior
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In some states, the ...
and the Emergencies Ministry. In 2020, in honor of the 75th anniversary of the end of the war, Victory Square was decorated with a flower panel, made in the form of a star and the number "75". On 2 May 2020, a ceremony to welcome the Victory Relay by the State Border Guard Service was held on the square.
Other aspects
On the site of Victory Square in the Soviet era. The Naryn restaurant next to it, which appeared here in the mid-1980s, was demolished in the late 2010s.References