Victory Square, Bishkek

A 1995 stamp of the square.

The Eternal Flame in Bishkek.

Victory Square (Kyrgyz: жеңиш чарчы, Russian: Площадь победы) is a public square in the city of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. 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.^[1][2]

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 a yurt.^[3]

List of notable visitors

Many domestic and international dignitaries have paid their respects at the monument.

Date	Distinguished visitor	Nationality	Note
7 August 2015	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov	Turkmenistan	visited as President of Turkmenistan[4]
9 May 2016	Almazbek Atambayev	Kyrgyzstan	visited for the Victory Day celebrations[5]
28 March 2019	Sooronbay Jeenbekov	Kyrgyzstan	visited as President of Kyrgyzstan
28 March 2019	Vladimir Putin	Russia	visited as President of Russia[6]

Events

Eternal flame and changing of the guard

Another part of the square is the eternal fire. A guard of honour detachment from the National Guard of Kyrgyzstan guards the eternal flame, with the changing of the guard ceremony taking place every hour.

Victory Day Parade and celebrations

Official Victory Day Parades in honor of Victory Day (9 May) take place on the square. The parades consists of personnel of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of the Interior and the Emergencies Ministry.^[7][8] 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".^[9] On 2 May 2020, a ceremony to welcome the Victory Relay by the State Border Guard Service was held on the square.^[10]

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.^[11]

References

1. "Victory Square – Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Where Was It Shot". wherewasitshot.com. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
2. "Victory square". eurasia.travel. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
3. "Bishkek monuments".
4. "President of Turkmenistan wraps up state visit to Kyrgyzstan | Turkmenistan.ru".
5. "На столичной Площади Победы прошел митинг-реквием в честь 71-ой годовщины Победы в Великой Отечественной войне". Мэрия (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-24.
6. "Возложение венков к Вечному огню на площади Победы в Бишкеке". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
7. "Репетиция празднования Дня Победы в Бишкеке | KLOOP.KG - Новости Кыргызстана". kloop.kg (in Russian). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
8. "Гостиницы Бишкека: Интернет бронирование гостиниц в Бишкеке". www.bishkekhotels.ru. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
9. "Площадь Победы в Бишкеке к 9 Мая украсят цветочным панно". Mir24 (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
10. "В Кыргызстан прибыл символ "Эстафеты Победы" - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
11. "Площадь Победы. От Зеленого рынка до Вечного огня".

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