The author picks famous writer Chingiz Aitmatov for his book’s introduction. Humorizing on the writer’s escape from the collapsing Kyrgyz SSR to his ambassodorship in Luxembourg, Abdyrakhmanov quite anticipatively criticizes the ensuing absenteeism of one of the most influential Kyrgyz public figures from the political scene.
A correct translation will follow, here only a small summarization: basically the author expresses his unhappiness with the fact, that this writer of international renown leaves Kyrgyzstan. He won’t be giving his advice and those that are in need of it will not be able to follow him into his voluntarily exile. The communist party, the author declares, stands for the old times only, unable to lead society into the future. But guidance in those difficult times can not be expected from Aitmatov, leaving for a country that is hardly found on the map.
