October 15, 2025Istoriya

National-Territorial Delimitation an Instrument of Soviet Ethnopolitics: the Case of the Uyghur and Dungan Initiatives (1920s — 1930s)

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Analysis of the Soviet initiatives for Uyghurs and Dungans highlights ethnopolitical mobilization and cultural institutionalization.

The study reveals how national initiatives by minorities influenced Soviet reforms in the 1920s and 1930s.
Uyghurs sought an autonomous republic called Taranchina, while Dungans aimed for separate national districts.
The approach demonstrates a significant interplay between ethnic demands and central government policies.
These cases provide insight into how Soviet nation-building affected ethnic dynamics in both the USSR and neighboring Xinjiang.

Daria Saprynskaia (2025) studied this question.

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