From February to February and From Ru ba Ru to Rastokhez: Political Mobilisation in Late Soviet Tajikistan (1989-1990)

Over the course of the year between February 1989 and February 1990, Dushanbe underwent a political activisation. The capital of the Tajik SSR saw the development of an independent and antagonistic political club, Ru ba Ru, which with time developed into the national movement Rastokhez. Through a de...

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Published inCahiers d'Asie centrale pp. 143 - 171
Main Author Scarborough, Isaac
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Éditions De Boccard 30.11.2016
Subjects
réformes économiques
гласность
perestroika
экономические реформы
perestroïka
glasnost
CCCP
Таджикистан
Tadjikistan
Union soviétique
политические движения
mobilisations politiques
economic reform
Tajikistan
Soviet Union
перестройка
political mobilisation
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Summary:Over the course of the year between February 1989 and February 1990, Dushanbe underwent a political activisation. The capital of the Tajik SSR saw the development of an independent and antagonistic political club, Ru ba Ru, which with time developed into the national movement Rastokhez. Through a detailed analysis of Ru ba Ru and Rastokhez’s development and actions during the period of 1989-1990, this article demonstrates the ways in which these groups were able to harness the Tajik Soviet citizens’ economic and social concerns and mobilise them into a movement for political and cultural change.
ISSN:1270-9247
2075-5325