Nomads and Soviet Rule: Central Asia Under Lenin and Stalin

by Alun Thomas

Book Overview

The nomads of Central Asia were already well accustomed to life under the power of a distant capital when the Bolsheviks fomented revolution on the streets of Petrograd. Yet after the fall of the Tsar, the nature, ambition and potency of that power would change dramatically, ultimately resulting in the near eradication of Central Asian nomadism.

Based on extensive primary source work in Almaty, Bishkek and Moscow, Nomads and Soviet Rule...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350143685
• ISBN13: 9781350143685
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"