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The aim is to analyze Russian sources to shed light on the social history of Xinjiang during the 19th and 20th centuries.

April 16, 2026Open Access

The Russian Sources on the Social History of Xinjiang (East Turkestan) in the 19th and 20th Centuries

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The aim is to analyze Russian sources to shed light on the social history of Xinjiang during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Examine Russian sources on Xinjiang's social history
Compare indigenous and colonial records
Focus on the context of the Great Game in Central Asia
Identified distinct traits in Russian documentation of social history
Highlighted the interplay between indigenous and colonial narratives
Demonstrated the significance of European perspectives in understanding Xinjiang

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The social history of Xinjiang (East Turkestan) of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has been reflected not only in indigenous sources in Uyghur (Chaghatai) and the languages of the colonizers of this land –Chinese and Manchu, but also in the languages of the European powers involved in the ‘Great Game’ competition over the domination in Central Asia. This paper examines a repertoire of the Russian sources on the social history of Xinjiang and their particular traits.

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