Email this article Soviet Militia in the Fight Against Basmachistism
- Authors: Gorbacheva I.E.1, Razmakhov K.E.1
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- Moscow Regional Branch of the Vladimir Kikot Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
- Issue: Vol 19, No 6 (2023)
- Pages: 20-23
- Section: Theoretical and Historical Legal Sciences
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2541-8025/article/view/252452
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- ID: 252452
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The purpose of the article is to study the experience of the struggle of the Soviet militia against the Basmachi in Turkmenistan. The authors show that the Soviet police made a significant contribution to the elimination of this movement. The Basmachi tried to convince the population that their goal was to protect Islamic values. Therefore, the support of the masses was of particular importance for the Soviet government. Involving workers in the fight against Basmachism, including through the creation of a voluntary militia force.
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Irina E. Gorbacheva
Moscow Regional Branch of the Vladimir Kikot Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
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Email: orel1711@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 6110-9443
Scopus Author ID: 363679
Cand. Sci. (Philos.), Docent at the Department of Socio-Economic and Humanitarian Disciplines
Russian Federation, Russian FederationKonstantin E. Razmakhov
Moscow Regional Branch of the Vladimir Kikot Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Email: razmakhov@yandex.ru
SPIN-code: 8539-5707
Scopus Author ID: 418322
Cand. Sci. (Hist.), Senior Lecturer at the Department of Socio-Economic and Humanitarian Disciplines
Russian Federation, Russian FederationReferences
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