Review: Masagutov R.F., Ibragimov M.Kh. (eds.) Western Urals in the light of the formation of the Tatar and Bashkir Republics in 1917–1922: hopes and realities: collection of documents and materials. Kazan: Redaktsionno-izdatel’skii tsentr «Shkola», 2023, 256 p.

Abstract

The publication presents an analysis of the work «Western Urals in the light of the formation of the Tatar and Bashkir republics of 1917–1922: hopes and realities: collection of documents and materials». The reviewer emphasized that the documents and materials contained in the collection reflect the goals set by its compilers. The historical materials included in the collection fairly fully characterize the processes of delimitation of the borders of the Tatar and Bashkir republics in 1917-1922, and also show the stages of the struggle of political groups of this time. The authors carried out comprehensive work to search for archival materials, organize and systematize them. The work under review is a significant contribution to the development of Tatar historiography and allows us to expand the scope of research on the history of Tatar statehood. This collection will be of interest not only to historians, political scientists, local historians, but also to lawyers involved in research into the development of Tatar statehood.

Keywords

• tatars in the turko-muslim movement
• idel-ural, project of the tatar-bashkir republic
• tatar assr
• bashkir assr
• ufa province
• collection of documents