Lenin Historical Museum, Bishkek

A visit to Bishkek's State Historical Museum (formerly the Lenin Museum) provided some interesting visuals from Kyrgyzstan's Soviet past. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © UncorneredMarket.com

Oppression, Soviet Mural - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
An odd symbol of oppression at the State Historical Museum, Bishkek. This mural metaphorically attempts to depict life in Tsarist Russia. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Skulls, Soviet Mural - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Another illustrative example of life in Tsarist Russia at the State Historical Museum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Freedom, Soviet Mural - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Breaking free from the chains of Tsarist Russia at the State Historical Museum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Skeleton, Soviet Mural - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Another segment of the ceiling mural series at Bishkek's State Historical Museum. We don't quite recall the symbolism of this galloping skeleton in the grand scheme of bringing forth the revolution. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Peace and Nuclear Bomb - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
A curious ceiling mural on the third floor of Bishkek's State Historical Museum promotes peace and eschews the atomic bomb. We found the collection of people and languages fascinating. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Soviet Murals at History Museum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
The murals on the second floor of the State Historical Museum in Bishkek (formerly the Lenin Museum) provide a dramatic pictorial narration of Lenin leading the Russian people to revolution in 1917. This picture metaphorically depicts what pre-revolution life was supposedly like. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Doll and Cat, Soviet Mural - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Another set of ceiling murals at Bishkek's State Historical Museum in Kyrgyzstan. Again, we found the symbolism challenging. Maybe just an artist gone wild? Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Soviet Mural at History Museum - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Another odd clip from the murals at the State Historical Museum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Maybe a psychological measurement tool? How does this photo make you feel? Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Against Hiroshima, Soviet Mural - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Another bizarre depiction on the ceilings of the State Historical Museum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Stalin on a Rug - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
One of the many rugs depicting Stalin, Lenin and other Soviet Union greats at Bishkek's State Historical Museum (formerly the Lenin Museum) in Kyrgyzstan. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Soviet Mural at State History Museum - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Looks like something out of the 60s. The State Historical Museum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Lenin on a Vase - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
One of the many Lenins in porcelain at the State Historical Museum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan. © www.uncorneredmarket.com