After KG became independent, they began to rename many of the old streets with new names. For instance, what used to be called Soviet Street (ул. Советская) was renamed Baitik Baatyr Street (ул. Байтика Баатыра) in honor of a Kyrgyz national hero. All the maps reflect the change, even Google maps. But here's the scoop: even though the street has been renamed, most people still call it Soviet Street. Some online maps, including Google, do not include the old names, even though everybody, both Kyrgyz and Russian, still uses them. So essentially a foreigner has to pick up those differences bit by bit.

What a pain. I think I'll have to add a little reference for those purposes so I can keep track of this stuff. Take a look in the right sidebar of the blog to find it.