President’s TV and Radio Complex to release documentary sharing eyewitness memories of January events

The Kuager (Eyewitness) documentary follows the descriptions and memories of ordinary Kazakhstanis, who witnessed the January events, that took an unexpected turn and spread across dozens of cities, Kazinform News Agency reports.

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Photo: shot from Kuager documentary

Three years after the events, the emotions are still alive and the memories are still fresh…

January events
Photo: shot from Kuager documentary

Senior Kazakhstanis felt for young people who had no understanding of what they had been drawn into. “I saw cars dropping them off and giving out beer, said one of the eyewitnesses.

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Photo: shot from Kuager documentary

An Almaty citizen is to show the traces of the bullet which made a cracked hole in the glass of the display case of the shop…

January events
Photo: shot from Kuager documentary

A young surgeon, who suffered a head injury, now lives with an artificial plate…

A woman picked up the blood-soaked flag of Kazakhstan. This symbol of the price of freedom and peaceful live she keeps as the most cherished memory…

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Photo: shot from Kuager documentary

The film was is to be aired on Jibek Joly TV channel at 3:05pm today.

The full version of the Kuager (Eyewitness) documentary will be also available on the YouTube channel of the TV and Radio Complex of the Kazakh President.

The film crew visited 11 cities of Kazakhstan, including Almaty, Alatau, Taldykorgan, Atyrau, Kulsary, Aktau, Zhanaozen, Aktobe, Kyzylorda, Shymkent, Taraz, as well as recorded over 60 interviews.

Earlier, Kazinform News Agency presented the article providing a detailed day-by-day chronology of the January events.

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