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Life at the Edge of the Empire: Oral Histories of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Life At the Edge of the Empire: Oral Histories of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

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Life at the Edge of the Empire: Oral Histories of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Life At the Edge of the Empire: Oral Histories of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

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The 35 oral histories in this English-language anthology touch on events including: Urkun; World War I; sedentarization; collectivization; World War II; the post-war reconstruction period; Stalin s death; the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras; independence; and privatization. The interviewees talk about language, religion, the roles of men and women in society, their school days, their war experiences, migration issues, deported nationalities, agriculture, food, and entertainment. The first edition was published with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the American University of Central Asia. This is the second edition.

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Length 256 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint American University of Central Asia
Released May 30, 2009
Identifier (ISBN) 8983181
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Sam Tranum is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Sam Tranum can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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