Ethnic and Class Conflicts in Turkestan Essay - 1642 Words

Despite the fact that the Russian mobilization of human and material sources during World War I impressed for its self-discipline, there was a considerable crisis in manipulating the civil industry. Russia concentrated its main workforce on the military munitions, therefore, the railway system paralysed, which meant a fail in military transportation. Administration needed to do something to compensate the labour shortage. The problem was solved, though not decisively; by the issuing of decree to conscribe a local â€Å"tuzemcy† for defence works. The local population of Central Asia started to rebel soon after the issuing of decree. There was an uncertainty in whether the decree was issued correctly or not; Russian officials were already†¦show more content†¦This essay will attempt to emphasize the possible reasons of the rebellion and the motives of the rebels of 1916 revolt in different areas, mainly in Turkestan and Semirechie oblast, providing deep analysis of the primary and secondary sources. At the beginning of the rebel of 1916 was considered as a minor one by Russian authorities. In reality, it led to prolonged consequences. Question on whether the suppression of a revolt was prepared or not is a source for debate amongst historians. While some of them seem to have reasonable arguments on the preparedness of the Tsarist administration, others try to persuade the contrary. The Ryskulov`s work â€Å"Vosstanie Kirgizov i Kazakhov v 1916 godu. Sbornik Materialov† can be taken as an example that have quite reasonable arguments on that the suppression was already planned. Ryskulov interprets a detailed analysis of business correspondence between the General Governors of Turkestan and Semirechie Oblast` Folbaum and Kuropatkin, who were corresponding on the plan of suppression. He claims that Kuropatkin has already prepared a plan for the suppression before the rebel had started and accuses Folbaum of making an account to military forces and of arranging military force in places where Kazakh-Kyzgyzs might escape. Ryskulov argues that arming the local Russian settlers with weapon (rifle) was a demonstration of extermination ofShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pageslate 1860s to the 1890s, as well as the social tensions and political rivalries that generated and were in turn fed by imperialist expansionism, one cannot begin to comprehend the causes and consequences of the Great War that began in 1914. That conflict determined the contours of the twentieth century in myriad ways. On the one hand, the war set in motion transformative processes that were clearly major departures from those that defined the nineteenth-century world order. On the other, it perverselyRead MoreLangston Hughes Research Paper25309 Words   |  102 PagesFreckles, and Florence L. Barclays The Mistress of Shenstone. Langston admired poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. (Library of Congress) In 1914, twelve-year-old Langston enrolled in seventh grade at Central School. His white teacher segregated the class by assigning seats in one row to black students. Langston refused to sit in that row. Defiantly, he printed cards for each black student to display that read: JIM CROW ROW. He was expelled, but black parents and influential citizens spoke up for