Volume 9, Issue 1, 2021
Religion, Nationalism, and Violence
Meerim Aitkulova
Pages 70-79
Kyrk Choro
A Neo-Nationalist Movement in Kyrgyzstan
The article attempts to understand the phenomenon of the neo-patriotic group Kyrk Choro in Kyrgyzstan, and focuses on issues such as the activities of the group and the conditions for its emergence. The confusion of ideological orientations in the country has led to the fragmentation of the Kyrgyz society. The emergence and popularity of Kyrk Choro are reflections of the aggravating contradictions between westernization and attempts to keep Kyrgyz values.