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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan

Life and Politics during the Soviet Era

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Editors:
  1. Timur Dadabaev

    1. Tsukuba University, Tsukuba-Shi, Ibaraki, Japan

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  2. Hisao Komatsu

    1. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tsukuba, Japan

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  • Explores the relationship between the governmentally endorsed history of the Soviet era and the private lives of the Soviet citizens
  • Gives a broader picture of everyday life at the periphery of the USSR, particularly Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, through critical discourse analysis
  • Examines the transformation of present-day Central Asia from the perspective of personal memories

Part of the book series: Politics and History in Central Asia (PSPSCA)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Collective Memory, Oral History and Central Eurasian Studies in Japan

    • Hisao Komatsu
    Pages 1-19

  3. Recollecting the Soviet Past: Challenges of Data Collection on Everyday Life Experiences and Public Memory in Post-Soviet Central Asia

    • Timur Dadabaev
    Pages 21-38

  4. Famine in Kyrgyzstan in the 1930s and 1940s

    • Guljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun
    Pages 39-51

  5. Soviet Agricultural Policy and Cultivating “Virgin Lands” in Kazakhstan

    • Konuralp Ercilasun
    Pages 53-65

  6. Religious Life of Kyrgyz People According to Oral Materials

    • Ilhan Sahin
    Pages 67-80

  7. Stalin’s Passing Recollected

    • Timur Dadabaev, Guljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun
    Pages 81-101

  8. Evaluations of Perestroika in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Public Views in Contemporary Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

    • Timur Dadabaev
    Pages 103-139

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 141-147
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About this book

This volume offers perspectives from the general public in post-Soviet Central Asia and reconsiders the meaning and the legacy of Soviet administration in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. This study emphasizes that the way in which people in Central Asia reconcile their Soviet past to a great extent refers to the three-fold process of recollecting their everyday experiences, reflecting on their past from the perspective of their post-Soviet present,  and re-imagining. These three elements influence memories and lead to selectivity in memory construction. This process also emphasizes the aspects of the Soviet era people choose to recall in positive and negative lights. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how Soviet life has influenced the identity and understanding of self among the population in post-Soviet Central Asian states.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Tsukuba University, Tsukuba-Shi, Ibaraki, Japan

    Timur Dadabaev

  • Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tsukuba, Japan

    Hisao Komatsu

About the editors

Timur Dadabaev is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and Director of the combined MA and Ph.D. Program in Central Eurasian Studies. 

Hisao Komatsu is Professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan.

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