The article examines the main topics covered in modern Kyrgyz
historiography. The paper discusses various aspects, such as the issue of
recognition of the merits of soldiers that displayed courage and bravery during
World War II; military merits of Kyrgyz soldiers; the number of Panfilov’s
Twenty-Eight Guardsmen; archival records of the Central State Archive of the
Republic of Kyrgyzstan, etc. It is emphasized that despite the financial
difficulties during the post-Soviet period, historians of Kyrgyzstan continue
their research in this field.
Keywords
historiography of the Great Patriotic War; Kyrgyzstan; contribution; Kyrgyz soldiers; article; monograph.
