Rosa Aitmatova, the younger sister of Chingiz Aitamatov, died at the age of 89. Rosa Aitamatova was a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, a respected educational worker of Kyrgyzstan. She worked at the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR and taught at universities. Roza Aitamatova devoted special attention to preserving the memory of her family. Together with her nephew Esen Akhmatov, she wrote the book "White Pages of History" about the fate of Turkul Aimatov's father, who became a victim of political oppression, and about Chingiz Aimatov's childhood. She also defended women's rights and became one of the founders of the Women's Help Center.