Lunev's House

on Dunganskaya street corner Petrovskaya. Beginning of the twentieth century. In 1882, a large group of Dungan refugees from China arrived in Pishpek. They were accepted into Russian citizenship and settled compactly on the western outskirts of the city of Pishkek, forming the so-called Dungan settlement. Dungan estates were located here freely, as was always done in Dungan settlements, and all undeveloped space was occupied by fields and vegetable gardens. But the city expanded and the rectilinear layout affected the chaotically built-up Dunganovka. Many residents could not withstand the onslaught of “urbanization”, sold their plots and moved to the countryside. On the site of Dungan buildings, houses that were modern for that time were erected.

The house of the merchant Lunev on Dunganskaya Street, corner Petrovskaya. Beginning of the twentieth century. This two-story house of a wealthy citizen was built at the beginning of the twentieth century, has survived to this day and gives an idea of ​​how time changes the appearance of buildings. House on Dunganskaya in the city of Pishpek. Beginning of the twentieth century. The same house on Kievskaya in the city of Frunze. The end of the twentieth century. The same house on Kievskaya in Bishkek. Beginning of the XXI century.