At present, Kyrgyzstan remains the last former Soviet Turkic-speaking Central Asian Republic to use Cyrillic script with the potential of undergoing Latinization. As such, Kyrgyzstan presents a unique and dynamic lens through which to investigate questions of identity and language, the interplay of which is unfolding in real time. We investigate the attitudes of Kyrgyz speakers toward the present use of Cyrillic in Kyrgyzstan and the possibility of Latinization. We predicted three main themes to be most influential in shaping speakers' attitudes towards the Cyrillic and Latin scripts: (1) the fit of Cyrillic for Kyrgyz phonological patterns, (2) the trajectory of de-Russification in Kyrgyzstan, and (3) the globalization of Kyrgyz. We conducted a large-scale survey on 330 Kyrgyz adults, all residing in Bishkek. The participants formed two groups based on age, 18-35 and 50-70. Our findings revealed de-Russification to be one of the most influential factors shaping attitudes toward both Cyrillic and Latin. We interpret such findings as an indication of Kyrgyz speakers viewing written language, or script, to be a crucial factor that can have an impact on both the strength and power of Kyrgyzstan, and in turn, the opportunities available for the Kyrgyz people. The results of our study help to uncover the ways in which written language and script can be deeply political and encode attitudes toward language, culture, and socioeconomic mobility.