Routledge Nationalism In Uzbekistan - Soviet Republic's Road To Sovereignty

Drawing from extensive Uzbek and Russian sources, this comprehensive analysis examines Uzbekistan's path to independence and sovereignty during the Soviet era. The work focuses on how Uzbek elites mobilized mass support against central Soviet authority, tracing local grievances rooted in decades of economic exploitation by Moscow. This scholarly examination provides crucial insight into the attitudes and strategies of Uzbek leadership as they worked to break free from Moscow's control, offering readers a detailed understanding of the political, economic, and social forces that shaped the republic's emergence as an independent nation. Essential reading for historians and students of Eastern European history, Soviet collapse, and post-Soviet independence movements.