As part of the events, a book by retired Colonel of the National Security Service Mazalbek Kabaev titled "A Word on the Martial Valor of the Red Commander" was presented.
The ceremony was attended by scholars from the National Academy of Sciences, veteran KGB officers, relatives of the author, as well as instructors and cadets of the GKNB Academy and conscript soldiers.
Jumabek Asankulov was born on February 20, 1927, in the village of Keper-Aryk, located in the Moscow District of Chui Region. His service in the state security organs began in September 1946 and continued until August 1991. He rose from a simple operational officer to the chairman of the KGB of the Kyrgyz SSR, becoming the first national leader of the republic's security organs. For his outstanding achievements in the field of state security, Asankulov was awarded several state honors. After retiring, he became one of the founders of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
Asankulov held the position of head of the KGB of the republic twice: from 1967 to 1978 and from 1989 to 1991.
Kabaev's book is dedicated to Arstanaly Osmonbekov, the first commander of the Kyrgyz cavalry division in the Fergana Valley, who was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for military merit. It tells the story of the heroism of ancestors who served in the ranks of the Red Army from 1918 to 1925. The documentary-biographical essay about the red commander holds significant historical importance. The Red Army soldiers fought against banditry, protected the local population, built schools, and contributed to the establishment of collective farms, which played a key role in the formation of the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Region, preceding the sovereignty of the Kyrgyz Republic.
