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<< Back to Portraits Kurmanjan Datka, or Kurmanjan Mamatbai kyzy (Курманжан Маматбай кызы), is perhaps the most famous woman in Kyrgyz history. She was born in 1811 into a nomadic family in the Alai Mountains. She was given in marriage to a man she did not meet until her wedding day, and following this, she broke tradition and fled from her new husband. Instead, she ...
About KyrgyzstanAbout the ProjectAbout Reliability and Source Criticism40 Portraits & PresentationsContact<< Back During the autumn of 2016, I was placed in Southern Kyrgyzstan working with a youth organization called Novi Ritm. Their focus was on creating a social platform where young people could learn about their rights, but also learn methods and experiment with their own initiatives. My ...
<< Back to Portraits In the village of Ak-Jar, located in Naryn oblast, Telegey Sagumbayeva was born on June 8, 1902. She was born into a peasant family, and started helping out with chores at a young age. However, in 1927, Sagumbayeva, together with her husband, started to work at one of the first established sheep farms in Kyrgyzstan. After some years, Sagumbayeva herself became the senior ...