Names of seven more Heroes of the Soviet Union established in Kyrgyzstan

As a result of many years of research by Kyrgyz historian Narynbek Alymkulov, it was possible to establish the names of seven more residents of Kyrgyzstan who were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, Fergana.ru reports with reference to 24.kg.

Archival documents confirmed that these people were called to the front from the territory of Kyrgyzstan and/or lived and died in the republic after the war.

The findings were reported by colleagues of the scientist, who died in 2022. The results of his work have only become known now. Previously, 73 Heroes from Kyrgyzstan were mentioned in literature and textbooks, but now their number has reached 80.

Among the newly established names:

Maxim Alekseev (1911–1986), buried in Bishkek;

Nikolai Andreev (1905–1974), buried at the Ala-Archinsky cemetery;

Pyotr Dernov (1925–1945), drafted from the Frunze region;

Pyotr Sidorov (1926–1972), served in the internal affairs agencies of the city of Frunze (now Bishkek);

Ivan Spitsyn (1914–1979), buried in the South-West Cemetery of Bishkek;

Ivan Chernov (1924–1962), buried at the Ala-Archa Cemetery;

Mikhail Shatov (1919–1967) worked in the republican Energosbyt.

Information about them is published in the book by Narynbek Alymkulov “Heroes of the Soviet Union and Full Cavaliers of the Order of Glory – Kyrgyzstanis: New Facts, Names”, published in 2025.