Dina A. Amanzholova: The Soviet project in Kazakhstan. The power and ethnicity, 1920–1930

Abstract

The book by the famous Kazakhstani historian Dina Amanzholova is devoted to one of the key periods in the history of Kazakhstan — the first decades of Soviet power. The study centers on the interaction of the communist regime with ethnic and social structures of Kazakh society in the process of building socialism. The book consists of 10 chapters and is a detailed study of the early Soviet period in Kazakhstan, focusing on key aspects: the formation of power, national policy, administrative reforms and the struggle of elites. The structure of the work reflects the logic of the historical process — from the collapse of traditional society to the establishment of the Soviet system of governance.