According to the website, some of the primary functions of the National Library in Kyrgyzstan are “preserving the cultural wealth and traditions of the peoples of our country, collecting and accumulating human knowledge.”[1] The Library was established in 1934 under Soviet Rule in the capital city of Frunze (modern day Bishkek).

[2] Nikolay Chernyshevsky was a radical Russian journalist in the mid 1800’s who is thought to be a forerunner to Lenin, so the library being named after him pays homage to the ideologies funding the project.

This division was established to identify, record, and promote the press of the Kyrgyz SSR and local history literature.

[4] Lev Vladmirov, in his article published in the College & Research Libraries Journal, noted the vast scope and value of the “supranational” bibliography of the USSR.

[5] The National Bibliography supported the documentation of works being published in Kyrgyzstan, making those records accessible to citizens and the centralized authorities in Moscow.