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Here is some history from 1916 that some of us do not know. Interestingly, those accused of these killings is Tsarist Russia. Picture of Memorial of this event at end of article.

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Kyrgyz Film About Russian Mass Killings Still Not Approved For Viewing

A Kyrgyz filmmaker says the fear of offending Moscow has thus far prevented officials from approving his film about the 1916 revolt against tsarist Russia that resulted in the deaths of at least 150,000 ethnic Kyrgyz.

Producer Mukhtar Atanliev said he submitted his film, Urkun, to the state Goskinofond nearly three weeks ago and has yet to get that body's approval to show the film in Kyrgyzstan. "I think...there is some fear [among the authorities] that the film may cause some issues between Russia and Kyrgyzstan," a frustrated Atanliev told RFE/RL.

Atanliev, who said previous films of his have taken only a few hours or days to gain approval, said none of the members at Goskinofond -- the entity that determines which films can be screened in Kyrgyzstan -- "have the guts" to issue permission for him to show Urkun.

Read More At: http://www.rferl.org/content/kyrgyzstan-urkun-film-russian-massacres-not-approved/27991616.html

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Picture of Memorial from above link.

Central Asian 'Genocide'

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The Great Urkun, which is an old Turkic word that means dispersal or scattering, occurred in various forms throughout Central Asia but was a direct reaction to aggressive Russian colonization of the region and the decision by the Russian government to force some 220,000 Central Asian men to join the tsarist Russian Army.
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