August 18, 2025Open Access

Full Circle: Identity, Soviet Nationalities Policy, and Central Asia

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Analysis highlights the role of soviet nationalism in shaping ethnic identity within central asia, revealing complexities in nation-building efforts.

Soviet nationalism has significantly shaped the ethnic identities in central asia, creating artificial divisions.
The complexities of ethnic identity emerged from flawed assumptions about homogeneity, particularly in regions like the ferghana valley.
Assessment employs an international relations approach to critique the Leninist ethnoterritorial framework in the context of socialism.
The implications of korenizatsiia reveal how clan leaders and officials navigated political power during nation-building.

Joseph E. Fallon (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis highlights the role of soviet nationalism in shaping ethnic identity within central asia, revealing complexities in nation-building efforts.