# Rakhat Achylova

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Kyrgyz sociologist (1941–2015)

Rakhat Achylova Рахат Ачылова Born 30 May 1941 Govsubar, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic Died March 5, 2015(2015-03-05) (aged 73) Citizenship Kyrgyzstan Occupations Sociologist; politician Academic background Education Jalalabad State University Alma mater Saint Petersberg State University Thesis (1988) Academic advisor Asanbek Tabaldiev Academic work Discipline Sociologist Institutions Kyrgyz National University

**Rakhat Achylova** in [Kyrgyz](/source/Kyrgyz_language): **Рахат Ачылова** (30 May 1941 – 5 March 2015) was a [sociologist](/source/Sociology) from [Kyrgyzstan](/source/Kyrgyzstan), who studied the roles of women and the family, as well as Islam in her country. She was a member of the [Supreme Council](/source/Supreme_Council_(Kyrgyzstan)) from 1995 to 2000.

## Biography

Achylova was born on 30 May 1941 in the village of [Govsubar](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Govsubar&action=edit&redlink=1), in the [Batken region](/source/Batken_Region) of the [Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic](/source/Kirghiz_Soviet_Socialist_Republic). She graduated from [Jalalabad State University](/source/Jalalabad_State_University) in 1958. In 1963 she joined the History Department at [Kyrgyz National University](/source/Kyrgyz_National_University) as a lecturer. She then moved from the History Department to the Department of Sociology.[1] Here she worked in the first social sciences laboratory under the supervision of [Asanbek Tabaldiev](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asanbek_Tabaldiev&action=edit&redlink=1) ([ky](https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2,_%D0%90%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BA)).[2] In 1975, after the death of Tabaldiev, she became Head of the Department of Social Sciences, until 1987.[2][3] In 1988 she graduated with a PhD from [Saint Petersberg State University](/source/Saint_Petersburg_State_University).[1] She later was appointed Rector of the V. Mayakovsky Kyrgyz Women's Pedagogical Institute.[1][2] She was also chair of the Centre for Independent Women in Development in Kyrgyzstan.[4]

In 1995 she was elected to the [Jogorku Kenesh](/source/Supreme_Council_(Kyrgyzstan)) (Supreme Council) of Kyrgyzstan.[1] Her tenure on the Council ended in 2000.[5] In 2006 she was a member of the Presidential Commission for National Ideology.[6]

Achylova died on 5 March 2015, after suffering a heart attack.[7][5] Her civil funeral was held on 7 March at the Kyrgyz National Academic Theatre named after T. Abdumomunov.[1] She was later buried at Baitek Cemetery.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Awards and honours

- Honoured Worker of Science and Education of the Kyrgyz Republic.[1]

## Legacy

[Ala-Too International University](/source/Ala-Too_International_University) has named an annual prize after Achylova. The prize is awarded to researchers working in the fields of sociology, economics and philosophy.[8] The award was founded by the economist, [Beishenaly Nazik](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beishenaly_Nazik&action=edit&redlink=1).[9]

## Selected works

- 'Political culture and foreign policy in Kyrgyzstan', in Tismaneanu V., *Political culture and civil society in Russia and the new states of Eurasia* (1995).[10]

- Achylova, R. (1995) ‘Bednost' v Kyrgyzstane: v anfas i profil'’ [Poverty in Kyrgyzstan: In full-face and profile], *Kut Bilim*, 6.

- Achylova, R. (1987) *Нация и семья* [Nation & Family].[11]

## Historiography

Achylova's research covered the role of state formation in former Soviet Socialist Republics, as well as the role of women and the role of minority groups within them.[1] She recognised that there were considerable obstacles to the creation of a civil society in Kyrgyzstan.[12] Despite this she also recognised the independence and autonomy are central to Kyrgyz mentalities.[13]

As a sociologist, she was part of a movement in the 1980s and 1990s to a movement that had an increasingly critical and analytical role.[2] In the 1990s she organised the first programme of study on Kyrgyz family life and marriage.[2] Achylova also considered the role of Islam in Kyrgyz society, and its place in nationalist discourse, discussing how aspects of [Tengrism](/source/Tengrism) were adopted into Kyrgyz Islam.[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:0_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-:0_1-6) ["Скончалась заслуженный деятель науки и образования Рахат Ачылова"](https://www.vb.kg/doc/305617_skonchalas_zaslyjennyy_deiatel_nayki_i_obrazovaniia_rahat_achylova.html). *Вечерний Бишкек*. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:1_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:1_2-4) Amsler, Sarah (2005-12-25). [*From 'truth in strength to strength in truth': sociology, knowledge and power in Kyrgyzstan, 1966-2003*](http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/5476/) (phd thesis). London School of Economics and Political Science.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Кыргызский национальный университет имени Жусупа Баласагына"](https://www.knu.kg/ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5170:2016-07-29-09-45-17&catid=78:2010-03-01-05-42-27&Itemid=552). *www.knu.kg*. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Dawisha, Karen; Parrott, Bruce (2016-09-16). [*The International Politics of Eurasia: Vol 7: Political Culture and Civil Society in Russia and the New States of Eurasia*](https://books.google.com/books?id=4o0YDQAAQBAJ&dq=Rakhat+Achylova&pg=PT361). Routledge. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-315-28707-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-315-28707-2).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_5-1) ["Рахат Ачылова көз жумду"](https://www.bbc.com/kyrgyz/kyrgyzstan/2015/03/150305_rahat_achylova). *BBC News Кыргыз Кызматы* (in Kyrgyz). 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_6-1) Laruelle, Marlene (2021). [*Central Peripheries: Nationhood in Central Asia*](https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10130177/1/Central-Peripheries.pdf) (PDF). UCL Press. p. 107.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Kyrgyzstan Honored Scientist Rakhat Achylova dies at age of 74"](https://akipress.com/news:556323/). *akipress.com*. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Ala-Too International University"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180517112504/http://alatoo.edu.kg/view/public/announcements/announcement.xhtml?id=6965#gsc.tab=0). *alatoo.edu.kg*. Archived from [the original](http://alatoo.edu.kg/view/public/announcements/announcement.xhtml?id=6965#gsc.tab=0) on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Beishenaly Nazik"](https://cabar.asia/en/beishenaly-nazik). *CABAR.asia*. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** *Political culture and civil society in Russia and the new states of Eurasia*. Vladimir Tismaneanu. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. 1995. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-56324-364-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-56324-364-4). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [32467734](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/32467734).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: others ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Ачылова, Рахат (1987). [*Нация и семья*](https://books.google.com/books?id=bPhNAQAAIAAJ) (in Russian). Izd-vo "Ilim".

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Carter, Stephen K. (1996). ["Review of Striving for Law in a Lawless Land. Memoirs of a Russian Reformer"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/152791). *Europe-Asia Studies*. **48** (8): 1426–1428. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0966-8136](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0966-8136). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [152791](https://www.jstor.org/stable/152791).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Everett-Heath, Tom (2003-12-08). [*Central Asia: Aspects of Transition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=aPuQAgAAQBAJ&dq=Rakhat+Achylova&pg=PT208). Routledge. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-135-79822-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-135-79822-2).

## External links

- YouTube: [Светлой памяти профессора,доктора философских наук Ачыловой Рахат. Dr.Achylova Rahat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvixMPuTcdk)

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