Srovnání kulturních změn u afghanských Kyrgyzů a Kyrgyzů v Kyrgystánu

• Main Authors: Petr Kokaisl, Petra Kohoutková, Pavel Michálek
• Format: Article
• Language: ces
• Published: AntropoWeb 2010-04-01
• Series: AntropoWebzin
• Subjects: Central Asia; Kyrgyzstan; Afghanistan; cultural changes; transition
• Online Access: http://antropologie.zcu.cz/webzin/index.php/webzin/article/view/102

Creation of the national state in Kyrgyzstan had significant influence to national awareness of the Kyrgyz. It was aroused here an interest in the history of own nation, there were presented historical constructs to the population about the ancientness and certain exclusivity of the Kyrgyz ethnic group, what many inhabitants adopted. For all Kyrgyz in all investigated areas is common relatively high historical awareness of membership to the Kyrgyz nation – this perception is not bound to the language. All Kyrgyz living beyond the Kyrgyzstan border perceive very similarly the creation of national state. It is a symbol of their national identity for them, to which they are looking up with a certain respect. Also the Afghani Kyrgyz that usually do not know the Kyrgyzstan state symbols express the wishes to visit Kyrgyzstan, a country, where they can feel as at home. More important that the proper area is the own existence of the Kyrgyz state that, already by its name, offers a certain proximity to the Kyrgyz living outside its borders.