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Resisting Empire: A History Podcast
By AlexHistory
Resisting Empire: A History Podcast episodes
- Episode 39-Russian Civil War: The Basmachi Organize in the Ferghana 1918-1920
The Basmachi are facing famine, growing Red Army forces, and an uneasy alliance between the Bolsheviks and modernizing Muslim reformers. It's time to organize or die.
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17 min - Episode 38-Turar Risqulov: A Kazakh Revolutionary Leader
Turar Risqulov: mighty intellectual, leader of the Musburo, and a
powerful Kazakh member of the Soviet Union. He was betrayed by the veryideology he supported, and executed along with others like him becausetheir nationalistic legacy threatened an insecure Stalin. Learn abouthow he tried to save Turkestan during a Russian Civil War, his showdownwith Bolshevik General Mikhail Frunze, and what ultimate led to hisdownfall.Support this podcast by joining my Patreon
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24 min - Episode 37-the Russian Civil War the Musburo: Creating a Muslim Nationalist-Communist Cadre in Turkestan, 1919
Kobozev arrived in Turkestan in 1918 and tried to bring order to the
region. Facing resistance from the Russian Settlers, he turned to theMuslim population and created different political and governmentalopportunities for them. One such opportunity was the Central Bureau ofMuslim Communist Organizations of Turkestan (the Musburo). However, whenthe Muslims start using the language and principles of Communismagainst the Bolsheviks and with a horrible famine and ethnic strifeincreasing, it becomes clear that a military man is needed to bringorder to the regionSupport this podcast by joining my Patreon
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29 min - Episode 36-the Russian Civil War: The Struggle for Kazakh Autonomy in 1919
The Alash Orda can no longer trust the White Movement, but they burnt their bridges with the Bolsheviks back in 1918. As the Red Armies sweep the White Army out of Siberia, the Alash Orda have to repair their relationship with the Bolsheviks or become powerless and irrelevant. But why should the Bolsheviks accept the overtures of their former enemy?
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30 min - Episode 35-the Russian Civil War: Turkestan and Bolshevism
The Jadids are chased out of Kokand, Khiva, and Bukhara and they are outnumbered and outmaneuvered by their enemies: the Russian settlers, the Ulama, and the Basmachi. Their best hope lies with the Bolsheviks who need Turkestan to spread communism into the rest of Asia and Turkestan's resources. But can a Islamic, nationalist, modernizing movement work together with an atheist, socialist, movement?
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30 min - Episode 34 - Giants of Alash Orda: Alikhan Bukeikhanov and Akhmet Baitursynov
Join us as we discuss two giants of Alash Orda and fathers of modern Kazakhstan: Alikhan Bukeikhanov and Akhmet Baitursynov.
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24 min - Episode 33-the Russian Civil War: the Alash Orda and the White Army
After negotiations with the Bolsheviks stall, the Alash Orda turn to the White Movement in Siberia. What they find are endless political factions, Cossacks, numerous battles with the Red Army, and a White Army coup.
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19 min - Episode 32-the Russian Civil War: the Alash Orda and the Bolsheviks
The Russian Civil War knocks on the door of Siberia and the Steppe. The newly created Alash Autonomy must decide who they will ally with: the Bolsheviks or the White Army. Attracted by Bolshevik rhetoric, the Alash Orda start negotiates with the Soviets, but quickly learn that they have two, conflicting definitions of "self-determination"
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25 min - Episode 31-Kolesov Bukharan Campaign or How not to Invade Bukhara
The Tashkent Soviet just overthrew the Kokand Autonomy and now they rule Turkestan which is being threatened from all directions by famine, the Red and White Armies, the Basmachi, and violent tensions between the Russian Settlers and the indigenous peoples. So, obviously, the bests thing to do is invade their neighbor the Bukharan Khanate.
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22 min - Episode 30-Mustafa Cho’qoy “Imperialist Bogeyman from Turkestan
Mustafa Cho'qoy activist, minister, refugee, and Bolshevik enemy #1. Learn how a Kazakh activist went from being a minister in Turkestan's first all Muslim, autonomous government to isolated expat in Paris struggling to get Europe to care about the plight of his people and Turkestan bogeyman that haunted Bolshevik dreams.
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About Resisting Empire: A History Podcast
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A decolonial history podcast that studies how people all over the world have resisted empires and colonialism. Join me as I discuss a different conflict each season, highlighting the different tactics…
that were, and can still be used today, against imperialism, colonialism, and empire building.