Akhatov U.A. candidate
of law sciences, associate professor
Myrzakulov
À.S. 1st year undergraduate student
Al-Farabi Kazkah
National University
IMPLEMETATION PECULIARITIES OF NATIONAL-STATE
DEMARCATION OF SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA
It is
known that on the basis of Turkestan region subordinate to former Imperial Russia, April 30, 1918, Turkestan
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was established based on the Soviet system. This was the first Soviet
Autonomous Republic of Soviet type in
Central Asia. Well, only in 1920 located there the Bukhara and Khiva Khanate were
demolished, instead Bukhara and
Khorezm People's Soviet republics of
the Soviet model were established. Soon
these republics were disbanded. What is the secret of the dissolution of the
national republics? What are reasons?
Moreover, there are few complex researches on the mentioned topic. During the Soviet
period the works of domestic
scientists B. Manelïs, Kh.T.
Tursunov and I. Krıltsov, S. Radjabov, V. Napomnïna were studied mainly with respect to Kazakhstan materials. The works of the following
scientists are of great importance: S. Zimanov, S.S Sartayev, M.S ,
Sapargaliev, A. Nusupbekov, T.A Agdarbekov,
and nowadays now historians T.
Omarbekov, F. Maimakov, B.O. Koishybayev, M.A . Maldıbekova.
So, let's look at the
reasons of disbandment of multinational republics in Central Asia, for the establishment of the national
republics, according to the nature of the place. First, the need for effective
solutions of international problems.
All the republics were of multiethnic character. One nation didn’t have a national priority. For example, ethnic Uzbeks
were settled in the three republics. The Soviet government eventually
feared of inter-ethnic conflict.
Secondly, at that time one of the leaders of the Turkestan Republic, a
representative of the Kazakh intelligentsia T.Ryskulov and a group of
intellectuals led by him forwarded the idea of forming "Turkish Republic". This,
in turn, made to panic the Soviet leadership.
Third, the purpose of solving economic problems. Each national republic needed to have own economic priorities.
Fourth, the result
of laborious work of Kazakh intellectuals of
the Turkestan Autonomous
Soviet Socialist Republic in Kazakh lands to join the Kazakh Soviet Socialist
Republic should be noted. Fifth, in order
to implement Soviet Governing
system effectively and according to the principle "Share ahead and
conquer" to
manage each nation individually was
very effective for the Centre and there were some other reasons.
At the same
time, it was important to determine ethnic
composition of the three countries and their
location. Uzbek scientist Kh .T. Tursunov based
on that time statistical reports,
gives the following data:
"Of the total
number of Uzbeks living in Central Asia, 66.5% lived in Turkestan Republic,
22.2% - in the Bukhara and 11.3% - in the Khorezm Republic. To the total
population of the Turkestan Republic
uzbeks accounted for 41.4%, 50.1% of the Republic of Bukhara and Khorezm
Republic of 61.1%. Of all Turkmens living in Central Asia, 43.2% lived in
Turkestan, 27.0% - in Bukhara and 29.8% - in Khorezm; 47.7% of the Central
Asian Tajiks lived in Turkestan , and 52.3% - in Bukhara .
Uzbeks inhabited Turkestan ASSR in
Ferghana and Samarkand, Tashkent and Myrzachulsky uyezds of Syr Darya
region. Separate groups of Uzbeks
lived in some areas of Shymkent and
Turkestan counties of the same area; in
Bukhara region they lived in Baisun, Guzar, Karshi, Kermeninsk, Nur-Ata,
Shahrisyabskyi, Shirabadskyi and
Sary-Assiysk vilayets (regions) in the
Khorezm Republic - Novo-Urgench and in areas of the city of Khiva.
Turkmens in cohesive mass lived in
the Turkmen region Turkestan ASSR, in the south of Bukhara Republic
(Chardzhuyskaya region) and in the southern and south-western parts (in the
Turkmen and Tashauz areas) of the Khorezm Republic.
The bulk of the Tajiks was concentrated in the eastern part
of the Republic of Bukhara (present territory of the Tajik SSR). Most of the
population were in Khujand district of
Samarkand region. Tajiks lived in some
areas of the Samarkand uyezd in the
same area, as well as in a number of areas of the Fergana region of the
Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Pamir, Kanibadam, Isfara and etc.) and central Bukhara.
Kirghiz held the territory of the Turkestan ASSR Karakol
(Prezhevalsk) Pshpeksk, Naryn uyezdz ( territorial unit) of
Semirechensk region, parts of the Aulie-Ata uyezd of Syr-Darya region
and some parts of the Ferghana region (Osh district, Jalal-Abad town of Andijan
County and others.).
Karakalpaks lived in compact mass in the Amu Darya region of the Turkestan Republic north-eastern regions (Kazakh-Karakalpakstan
region) of the Khorezm Republic. Separate groups of Karakalpak were settled in
parts of the Fergana region.
Significant amounts of Kazakhs
occupied the northern, north-western and north-eastern parts of the Turkestan
ASSR: Alma-Ata; Dzharkent, Lepsi, Taldykorgan uyezdz of Semirechensk area and
Ak-Mechet, Aulie-Ata, Kazaly, Turkestan and Shymkent uyezdz of Syr-Darya region, Kazakhs livied in some areas of Tashkent and Myrzachul
uyezds, counties "[1, 9-11 bb.] .
As we can see, the
Central Asian Soviet republics
were a truly multi-ethnic
population and mixed settled. This, of
course, the result of the Russian
Empire conquest policy. Therefore, Soviet Russia
attempted to bring Central Asian republics to certain
system. This, in turn, became effective and necessary political
event for Kazakhstan.
In order to carry out this historical and political
event, special working groups and committees
were set up. "Central Asia and Kazakhstan,
national-state demarcation was carried
out by the center in Moscow, including
RK (b) under the direct supervision and special plan of the Central Committee.
In January 21, 1924, RK (b) Organizational Bureau of the Central
Committee (Orgbyuro) RK (b), the Secretary of the Central Committee of the
Republic of Kazakhstan (b), the
Chairman of the Central Asian Bureau of the Central Committee Ya. E.
Rudzitak was given a task in collaboration with
Turkistan ASSR in Tashkent, Bukhara and Khorezm SSR-national staff to advise about possibility of state
demarcation of Central Asia in
future according to national principles. So, this task of
national-state demarcation of RK Central Asia and Kazakhstan was carried out by the head of the representative body of the Central Asian
Bureau of the Central Committee. [2, 54, p.].
The purpose of each nation in this process was to save its
historical sites and of course, if possible by the permission of central Moscow to preserve sustainability. Regional Commission was created under the direction of the
Bureau of the Central Asia. The main
purpose of the commission was to divide republics according to the national nature of the location of the republics. Regional
Commission met with many discussions and conflicts in the course of their work.
"Due to forming separate nations RK (b) debate spread in the Bureau of
the Central Committee of the Central Asian territories of the Central Asian
republics on the demarcation was held
in preparation for the Commission and the national commissions of the most territory. Five months of discussion, planning,
debate, feedback and advising
culmination was seen in 1924,on
August 17, in the plenum of the Territorial Commission. This stenography report of the meeting
"a flaming debate, the newly created national interests of the Soviet
Socialist Republics to the territorial claims of employees was brought to our era" "[3, 31, p.].
Of course, each nation felt
his side in a blanket. Because, they certainly did not know if there
would be a possibility to have
their share in the future. After many
discussions, a lot of meetings
and under the supervision of Central Moscow three Central Asian republics have agreed as
follows: " In the V Congress of
the Council of the Buhara Peoples Republic
held in September 1924 the decision was
made to unite uzbeks of Turkestan, Bukhara and Khorezm
together, and create the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic and the
Tajik Autonomous Region. Turkmens in
Buhara republic were combined with Turkmen Soviet Republic. In September 29, in the V Khorezm Congress
as mentioned
above in support
of the resolutions
adopted by the
Congress of the
Republic of Bukhara
in Congress, taking into account national
symbol, started to demarcate both the Republic of Khorezm
and at the same time, the Republic
of Turkestan . This
question was discussed
in III Turkestan emergency
session, which was
held on 15-16
September 1924. The following resolution was
adopted at the end of this session:
1. In accordance with the
wishes of the
workers and farmers of
Uzbek people they leave the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet
Socialist Republic , gain the
right to form independent Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic ;
2. In accordance with
the wishes of
the Turkmen people
and farmers to leave the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet
Socialist Republic to establish the Turkmen Soviet
Socialist Republic;
3. In accordance with the wishes of the workers and
farmers of the Kyrgyz
(Kazakh) people, they leave the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet
Socialist Republic gain the right
to join Kyrgyz (Kazakh) Soviet Socialist Republic;
4. In accordance with
the wishes of
the workers and
farmers of Kara-Kyrgyz people they leave the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist
Republic and have the right to the establishment of the
autonomous region;
5. In accordance with
the wishes of
the workers and
farmers of the Tajik
people
they leave TASSR and have the right to create Tajic autonomous
region. At the
same time, the
Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic
of Turkmen, Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Region,
the Autonomous Province
of Tajik and
Kazakh region were
to call their Congress
"[4, pp
65-66.].
Further the newly
formed republics started
the process of management and the nature of the legal system. Of
course it was
carried out under
the supervision of Central Moscow. In this serious political campaign
Kazakh people were in the position of
both, winners and losers. Winning - ancient people
joined together in
a common location
of the country,
and losing- because of this political campaign
previous Kazakh
lands became part
of the newly
formed republics.
"
In October 1924
there was a demarcation of Kazakhstan and Central Asia
territories. Territories inhabited
by the Kazakhs
joined to Kazakh Autonomous Soviet
Socialist Republic. Former Turkestan, Khorezm, Khiva
republics, 40% of
the territory of 1.5 million entered the territory
of the KASSR. Kazakh territory expanded up to2.8 million. km. The size of the republic took the second place after the RSFSR. Kazakhstan border grew up to 2200 km.
The number of
Southern inhabitants increased
from 4.8 million
to 6.5 million.
The number of
Kazakhs - 59.9%
"[5, pp
1-2.].
In conclusion, demarcation took place in 1924, in the republics
of Central Asia was a strict political event under the supervision of Central Moscow.
The decision based on it was effective to
the local nationalities. And for Kazakh people from embezzlement to
the country of
Kazakh history have
come together under
the same roof.
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