The Russian Empire and Soviet colonial rule
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
How many years passed from the taking of Tashkent (1865) to 1991?
126
2
Compare the Russian Empire and the Soviet period: write one similarity.
In both, Turkistan was ruled as a colony and the people’s wish for freedom was suppressed.
3
Why were intellectuals such as Fitrat, Cholpon and Abdulla Qodiriy repressed? Write two sentences.
They wanted the people to be educated and free. The Soviet authorities saw independent thinking as a danger to themselves.
4
Ask an older family member about a memorial or museum of historical memory and write one sentence.
The answer depends on what you learn.
5
Write the meaning of the word “colony” in your own words.
A colony is a country that a stronger state has taken and governs for its own benefit.