Title Stalin's nomads : power and famine in Kazakhstan / Robert Kindler ; translated by Cynthia Klohr

Published Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 360 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Central Eurasia in context series Central Eurasia in context. Contents Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Kazakh Nomads and Russian Colonial Power; 2. Soviet Rule in the Steppe; 3. Collectivization and Sedentarization; 4. Civil War and Flight; 5. Famine; 6. Soviet Nomadism; 7. Legacy; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index Summary Robert Kindler's seminal work is a comprehensive and unsettling account of the Soviet campaign to forcefully sedentarize and collectivize the Kazakh clans. Viewing the nomadic life as unproductive, and their lands unused and untilled, Stalin and his inner circle pursued a campaign of violence and subjugation, rather than attempting any dialog or cultural assimilation. The results were catastrophic, as the conflict and an ensuing famine (1931-1933) caused the death of nearly one-third of the Kazakh population. Hundreds of thousands of nomads became refugees and a nomadic culture and social order were essentially destroyed in less than five years. Kindler provides an in-depth analysis of Soviet rule, economic and political motivations, and the role of remote and local Soviet officials and Kazakhs during the crisis. This is the first English-language translation of an important and harrowing history, largely unknown to Western audiences prior to Kindler's study Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-354) and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed December 12, 2020) Subject Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 SUBJECT Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 fast Subject Famines -- Kazakhstan -- History -- 20th century Nomads -- Sedentarization -- Kazakhstan -- History -- 20th century Collectivization of agriculture -- Kazakhstan -- History HISTORY -- Asia -- Central Asia. HISTORY -- Asia -- General. HISTORY -- General. Collectivization of agriculture Famines Nomads -- Sedentarization SUBJECT Kazakhstan -- History -- 20th century Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125814 Subject Kazakhstan Soviet Union Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Klohr, Cynthia, 1954- translator. ISBN 9780822986140 0822986140

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