Kyrgyzstan is getting rid of its Soviet-inspired national anthem and has launched an unprecedented public contest to find an alternative.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan is getting rid of its Soviet-inspired national anthem and has ... Japarov has said that the anthem's lyrics about the Kyrgyz people being "on the road to freedom ...

Kyrgyzstan is getting rid of its Soviet-inspired national anthem and has launched an unprecedented ... Japarov has said that the anthem's lyrics about the Kyrgyz people being "on the road to freedom" ...

Kyrgyzstan is getting rid of its Soviet-inspired national anthem and has launched an unprecedented ... Japarov has said that the anthem’s lyrics about the Kyrgyz people being “on the road to freedom” ...