Soviet Dungan Kolkhozes In The Kirghiz Ssr And The Kazakh Ssr

Edition: First Australian Edition

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A scholarly work of Soviet ethnography and Central Asian studies, Soviet Dungan Kolkhozes in the Kirghiz SSR and the Kazakh SSR presents a meticulous academic examination of the collective farming communities established by the Dungan people — Muslim Chinese migrants of Hui descent — within the Soviet republics of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Svetlana Rimsky-Korsakoff Dyer details the social, agricultural, and cultural organization of these kolkhozes, illustrating how a distinct ethnic minority navigated and adapted to the rigid structures of Soviet collectivization. The work uncovers the ways in which Dungan communities preserved their linguistic identity, religious traditions, and culinary customs even under the pressures of Soviet ideological conformity. Written with the precision and rigor of a trained linguist and ethnographer, the text argues that the Dungan kolkhoz experience represents a unique intersection of Chinese cultural heritage and Soviet political reality. This authoritative study remains an invaluable resource for scholars of Soviet history, Central Asian studies, and the broader Silk Road diaspora.