About the book: 2008 / The collection “The Gold of Issyk-Kul” includes stories, essays and a short story that gives the title to the entire book. The stories take place in Europe, Israel, mysterious Tibet, and in their native Kyrgyzstan. The author focuses on the life of ordinary people, the differences and similarities of their destinies in different countries of the world. Archaeological excavations and the secrets of history, the search for treasures hidden in ancient times are the basis of the plot of the adventure story “The Gold of Issyk-Kul”. In historical stories, the reader can get acquainted with the life of the outstanding traveler-explorer of the Tien Shan N.A. Severtsov, full of hardships and stoism with the life of the former monk of the Holy Trinity Issyk-Kul monastery Irakli. For a wide range of readers