For the Kyrgyz, the most blessed and bountiful time and place have long been summer and jailoo — the high-mountain pastures to which they drove their herds.
There are several important methodological premises on which it is advisable to rely when discussing questions of forecasting.
Democracy is the power that currently exists, plus a press in solidarity with it.
'Democrat' has a proud ring to it. Not every commoner is granted the honor of bearing such a title. Better that only one bear it — and serve as an example for the rest.
Becoming a true democrat is so difficult that, as a rule, only one person in the country manages to do it.
The Kyrgyz have long understood that as long as there is unity, misfortune does not strike. That is why they always migrated together, poor and rich alike. 'Together, one is fed; apart, one is beaten' — such is the meaning of the well-known saying: 'Karysh azhyragan karagancha körüshpöyt.'
The list of species of the family Pompilidae of the local fauna given below is based on material collected by the author within the reserve in 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001 (this material is presented without indicating the collector's name).
When we read newspapers, watch television news, or listen to the speeches of statesmen, we become convinced that all our problems can be solved while completely ignoring the living natural world.
An unfavorable environmental situation currently exists at Issyk-Kul, which has already led to a decline in the recreational value of the lake complex and, if current negative trends continue, could lead to irreversible environmental and economic losses.
In the past, in Kyrgyzstan — one of the main livestock-raising republics of the former Soviet Union — livestock was kept on pasture plots assigned to kolkhozes and sovkhozes.
The main problem of the Sary-Chelek Reserve is the village of Arkyt, located within the reserve, which represents the main source of anthropogenic pressure on the reserve's ecosystem in the form of livestock grazing, firewood harvesting, gathering of nuts and berries, and illegal hunting.
The formation of ecological consciousness is not the sole province of environmental education. Ecological consciousness is part of general culture.
Ecological consciousness is a person's understanding of the surrounding natural world, of the basic patterns of interaction with it, and of ways to improve that interaction.
Material was collected during expedition trips to the Sary-Chelek Reserve in late May and the first ten days of June 2001. Several altitudinal belts and about 16 biotopes have been identified here.
