Munur Mambetaliev was born in Tash-Dobo, Kyrgyzstan, in 1932. A journalist and decorated war veteran, he is the author of nineteen books, including Selected Poems.
A Kyrgyz Soviet tomb / Photo by Evgeni Zotov / Flickr
Consider
Friend, when you visit cemeteries, don’t be afraid.
All the dead are Kyrgyz, and most of them you know.…
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