Galina Avdar-Kolodzinskaia
LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Geneva Academy, g.kolodzinskaia@osce-academy.net

Abstract
This article tells the story of a young Protestant female whose family arrived in Kyrgyzstan in the aftermath of collectivization and became actively religious later, during the Perestroika period, when family members began searching for a safer and more decent life. The paper explores the shape of author’s relations with Protestantism: first as a child, then as a teenager, and now as a young woman. It also provides a brief yet detailed overview of the major historical events of particular importance for relevant religious minority groups in the country. Altogether, the information presents an insider look at the mostly unwritten life of Protestants in Kyrgyzstan.