Riots in Kazakhstan
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Communism, Communists, Nationalism
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Central Asia
- Date: December 16-17, 1986
Article abstract: Riots in Kazakhstan stimulate Kazakh nationalism while increasing the uneasiness of the republic’s many non-Kazakh residents.
Summary of Event
The Kazakhs are a central Asian people of Turkic origin. Living in the border area between Russia and China, they were nomads organized into family and clan groups. Traditionally, the largest social organizations among them were the three hordes, each occupying a traditional geographical area.
Russian contact with the Kazakhs began because of Kazakh control of the caravan routes...
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