Tuesday, January 4, 2011

2010 Kyrgyz 'Anti-Hero' Awards

Repost from News Agency 24.kg
written by Daniyar Karimov
edited by Ryan Weber


Every year, thousands of organizations around the world hold their own year-end contests. Usually, as an exercise of vanity, they endeavor to name the "best" people in their respective field. Kyrgyzstan is no exception. We lavish diplomas, ranks, and honorable titles on politicians, public figures, and cultural artists.

News Agency 24.kg wanted to join in, but no to be banal, decided to hold a contest by contradiction: to find out who deserves the title as among the worst people of the last year.

Events of the last 12 months demonstrated that a lot of people, out of the former and current political limelight, deserve to be nominated for the (dis)honorable title of “Antihero.” In order to make the list manageable, we decided to limit ourselves to only the most exceptional examples.

In the category of [Kyrgyz] Anti-Hero of 2010, the Nominees are: