From May 31 to June 1, 2019, the international symposium “The 1916 Uprising in Central Asia: academic integration, new approaches and knowledge”  took place in Karakol.

 

Panel 1: Historiography and sources for study of the uprising

 

Oibek Makhmudov: The Muslim factor and the “clergy” in the uprising of 1916: the role and significance by the eyes of Russian officials.

 

Abstract: On the basis of published and unpublished archival documents, this paper examines how the Islamic factor and the participation of the Muslim “clergy” in the events of 1916 in the Turkestan general government represented the colonial Russian officials. Studying and understanding these issues will allow to understand better the decision-making mechanism of the Russian authorities leading to the tragic events of 1916.

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