Those are some interesting questions! I will have to look into them further and that could potentially be a good topic of research if I had more time.
Month: February 2019
Comment on A Bird’s Eye View of Bukhara by A. Nelson
The film is definitely worth watching!
Comment on A Bird’s Eye View of Bukhara by A. Nelson
Oh wow! Thanks for the tip about the film. I just watched the intro and will try to get back to see the whole thing. That is interesting that the Emir of Bukhara comes across as foolish and undeserving of respect. That is similar to how Nicholas II would have been portrayed as well.
Comment on Ladies, Let’s Get in Formation by A. Nelson
That’s a good point, and thanks for reminding us about the (slow) pace of change.
Comment on Assimilation into Russian Culture in Inner Asia by A. Nelson
Let’s talk! You could write a series of posts about this region in different time periods as your blogging contribution for the class.
Comment on Assimilation into Russian Culture in Inner Asia by lilyfair
Thank you, Dr. Nelson! This picture really jumped out at me because I’m also curious to learn more about overlapping identities. Prokudin-Gorskii captured so many ethnic populations in his photography, and I think that it starts to get at the core of what the Russian Empire was like.
Separately, I would have loved to have met him just because he probably gained such valuable understanding of people from this. It’s really incredible!
Comment on Assimilation into Russian Culture in Inner Asia by lilyfair
I think that the imperialist ways that Russia dealt with this area were similar to how European countries treated the Middle East and Africa. There’s a lot of residual tension because people drew maps with regard to what land they could control rather than what people groups lived there. The Turkmen are split among 5 different countries today, and I’m curious to see how this affects those countries today. I ultimately just researched this time period for the assignment, but I think it would be interesting to learn more about its long-term effects.
Comment on Assimilation into Russian Culture in Inner Asia by lilyfair
It was a very interesting read for sure; it was hard to write all of what I learned in such a short post! I wanted to share more about the Russian influence in the region post-revolution, but it wasn’t relevant for this assignment. The USSR controlled this area for their cotton until its collapse. Even today, the Turkmen people are still carving their unique identity out of what was previously Russian. I’m sure it’s hard to adapt to, even today.
Comment on Assimilation into Russian Culture in Inner Asia by lilyfair
Thank you so much! I spent a lot of researching this group because I was so interested in the ways their previous traditions clashed with the Russian Empire.
Comment on Ladies, Let’s Get in Formation by amklingen
Thank you for your comment!
