Relatives of Chingiz Aitmatov say they are facing eviction from the late Kyrgyz writer's villa in Peredelkino, just south of Moscow. The case has fuelled concerns that Peredelkino, a cottage complex established in the 1930s as a literary retreat for Soviet writers, is under threat from aggressive construction.
Portrait of the Kyrgyz born writer Chingiz Aitmatov
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Novelist Chyngyz Aitmatov in then city of Frunze (Bishkek), 01Sep1985
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Portrait of Kyrgyz novelist Chingiz Aitmatov, 1978
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Writer Chingiz Aitmatov with his daughter Shirin, 19Sep1985
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Relatives of writer Chingiz Aitmatov attend his funeral ceremony in Bishkek June 14, 2008.