14 moments

1. Birth in Sheker

   1928-12-12 · Sheker, Talas Region, Kyrgyzstan

   Aitmatov was born in the village of Sheker, in what was then the Kirghiz ASSR of the Soviet Union. Coordinates represent the present-day village of Sheker.

2. Village Soviet work

   1943-01-01 · Sheker, Talas Region, Kyrgyzstan

   As a teenager during the Second World War, Aitmatov served as assistant to the secretary of the Sheker Village Soviet, a formative local-government post in his home village. The source supports activity from 1943 through 1952; the card is dated to the documented start year.

3. Agricultural studies

   1946-01-01 · Kirghiz Agricultural Institute, Frunze (now Bishkek), Kyrgyzstan

   Aitmatov began study in the Animal Husbandry Division of the Kirghiz Agricultural Institute in Frunze, now Bishkek. Coordinates are a representative point for the present-day Kyrgyz National Agrarian University campus in Bishkek.

4. Literature Institute residence

   1956-01-01 · Maxim Gorky Literature Institute, Moscow, Russia

   He moved to Moscow for literary study at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute and lived there from 1956 to 1958. The source supports residence during 1956–1958; the card is dated to the start year.

5. Moscow International Film Festival juror

   1961-07-01 · Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

   Aitmatov served on the jury of the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival, held in Moscow from 9 to 23 July 1961. Festival dates and location are documented by the linked festival article; the card uses month precision because the source does not identify Aitmatov's individual attendance day.

6. Moscow International Film Festival juror

   1971-07-01 · Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

   Aitmatov again served as a Moscow International Film Festival juror during the 1971 edition, held from 20 July to 3 August. The festival ran across July and August; July is used as the supported start month.

7. Issyk-Kul Forum organizer and participant

   1986-10-01 · Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan

   Aitmatov organized and joined an international gathering of writers, artists, and intellectuals on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, later known as the Issyk-Kul Forum. Coordinates are a representative point for Lake Issyk-Kul because the source identifies the lake shore rather than a specific venue.

8. Ambassadorial residence in Luxembourg

   1990-01-01 · Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

   Aitmatov went to Europe to become Soviet, then Russian, ambassador to Luxembourg, where he remained until 1994. The source supports residence in Luxembourg from 1990 through 1994; city coordinates are used.

9. Berlin International Film Festival juror

   1994-02-01 · Berlin, Germany

   Aitmatov served on the jury of the 44th Berlin International Film Festival, held in Berlin from 10 to 21 February 1994. Festival dates and location are documented by the linked festival article; the card uses month precision because no individual attendance day is specified.

10. Diplomatic residence in Brussels

    2000-01-01 · Brussels, Belgium

    

    Aitmatov served as Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to several European and international bodies while resident in Brussels from 2000 to 2008. The source supports residence from 2000 through 2008; the card is dated to the start year.

11. President of Moscow film-festival jury

    2002-06-01 · Moscow, Russia

    Aitmatov presided over the jury of the 24th Moscow International Film Festival, held from 21 to 30 June 2002. The festival dates and Moscow location are documented by the linked festival article; the card uses month precision.

12. Moscow book-fair news conference

    2006-11-29 · Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia

    

    Aitmatov attended a news conference at the opening of the Moscow International Book Fair “non/fiction” and presented his new book, When the Mountains Fall (The Eternal Bride).

13. Eurasia Film Festival gala

    2007-09-01 · Palace of the Republic, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    

    At the closing gala of the Fourth Eurasia International Film Festival, Aitmatov went onstage at Almaty's Palace of the Republic to receive an honorary award from the Kazakh government. The source gives a festival date range but not the exact date of the closing gala; month precision is used.

14. Hospitalization and death

    2008-06-10 · Nuremberg, Germany

    

    After admission to a Nuremberg hospital for kidney failure on 16 May, Aitmatov died there of pneumonia on 10 June 2008. The hospital is not identified in the source; coordinates represent Nuremberg city center.