Soviet Policy in Xinjiang: Stalin and the National Movement in Eastern Turkistan

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Using recently declassified Soviet documents, Jamil Hasanli examines Soviet involvement in the anti-China rebellion in East Turkistan. Hasanli takes readers back to the early 1930s when the Turkic national movement was suppressed by the Soviet government and the USSR. Hasanli deftly illustrates how Stalin's policies toward the movement changed after the turning point of World War II and the treachery of Sheng Shicai, leading up to the 1944 establishment of the Eastern Turkistan Republic and the start of the Cold War. Contents Abbreviations Introduction 1 National Movement in Eastern Turkistan and Moscow’s Growing Influence in Xinjiang (1930–1934) 2 Strengthening of Soviet Control over Eastern Turkistan (1934–1939) 3 Deepening Crisis in Soviet-Xinjiang Relations and Downfall of the Sheng Government 4 Activation of Moscow’s Policy in Xinjiang and Creation of the Eastern Turkistan Republic (1944–1945) 5 The Urumqi Agreement and the Establishment of a Coalition Government in Xinjiang (1946–1947) 6 The New Wave of Soviet Activities in Xinjiang and the Victory of the Communist’s in China (1947–1949) Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author