TY - JOUR

T1 - The Choice of Nationality Policy in Bashkiria, 1917-1925

AU - Novozhilov, A.

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - Several factors shaped nationality policy in Bashkiria in 1917-25: involvement of the central Bolshevik and regional White governments and activities of Muslim and Turko-Tatar elites, but Bashkir elites' activism proved most significant. At first (1917-19) a long-range approach to practical organizational steps predominated. National activists in this period proceeded mainly on the higher elite level, proclaiming their principles and organizing national governing institutions; at the lower level they only disseminated propaganda of their views. In the second phase (1919-25), with Soviet power established in the Southern Urals a crucial struggle occurred concerning forms of national autonomy for Bashkiria and significant attention was paid to extending nationality policy to lower administrative levels. The main forms of struggle to achieve national autonomy's objectives were convening congresses of deputies, forming assorted power structures based upon the congresses, establishing contacts with various governm

AB - Several factors shaped nationality policy in Bashkiria in 1917-25: involvement of the central Bolshevik and regional White governments and activities of Muslim and Turko-Tatar elites, but Bashkir elites' activism proved most significant. At first (1917-19) a long-range approach to practical organizational steps predominated. National activists in this period proceeded mainly on the higher elite level, proclaiming their principles and organizing national governing institutions; at the lower level they only disseminated propaganda of their views. In the second phase (1919-25), with Soviet power established in the Southern Urals a crucial struggle occurred concerning forms of national autonomy for Bashkiria and significant attention was paid to extending nationality policy to lower administrative levels. The main forms of struggle to achieve national autonomy's objectives were convening congresses of deputies, forming assorted power structures based upon the congresses, establishing contacts with various governm

KW - autonomy Bashkiria ideology of national movements national elite nationality policy Russia the Civil War the Revolution

UR - https://elibrary.ru/xmyhhz

U2 - 10.1163/18763316-04401004

DO - 10.1163/18763316-04401004

M3 - Article

VL - 44

SP - 47

EP - 57

JO - Russian History

JF - Russian History

SN - 0094-288X

IS - 1

ER -