The "White House" to be stormed

On the eve of November 7th, the 89th anniversary of the October Revolution, which is still celebrated in Russia as well as in the former Soviet Union republics, the political situation is becoming more and more fierce. You can literally feel the tension in the air.


With the beginning collapse of the Soviet Union, the Central Asian countries hurried to declare their independence. But, the old national holiday is kept in good memory and is still celebrated as a national holiday, especially now, when many people wish the days of the Soviet Union back again, as the economic situation in the country is a lot worse than it used to be in the Soviet times.

There's the feeling that the demonstrations that stayed peaceful till now could change any minute.

The local news-websites are being updated permanently. Some of them report 15.000 people on the central square in front of the "White House", the seat of the government.

My Kyrgyz colleague talked on the phone to her friend in the Ministry of Trade, whose building is located next to the "White House": The demonstrators are standing at the front gate and there agitations to storm it. In case this happens, the police are prepared to use teargas, said the speaker of the police.

The only western source that is continuously reporting on what's happening here is BBC World.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6119834.stm