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Mansurov, V. A.

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“…His political career included different positions within the Turkestan government in Tashkent during the early 1920s, including his service as the chairman of the Central Executive Committee of Turkestan. He knew Kazakh, Russian, Uzbek, Tatar, Turkish, German, and French, and later learned Arabic, which allowed him to conduct enlightenment work together with politics (Mansurov, 2001). In 1922, Tоrekulov was transferred to Moscow, where he combined being the head of the Central Publishing House with a scientific and teaching position at the Communist University of Toilers of the East.…”

Section: Central Asians In Soviet Foreign Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Impressed by Turekulov’s fate, King Ibn Saud, through diplomatic channels, stated that he did not want to see other plenipotentiaries. Subsequently, due to changes in the foreign policy of the Soviet Union and King Ibn Saud’s pivot towards the West, the Soviets withdrew their diplomatic mission in Jeddah in 1938, which was revived only in 1990 (Mansurov, 2001; Fnt.kz, 2022).…”

Section: Central Asians In Soviet Foreign Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Soviet Science Diplomacy: How Central Asia was Instrumentalised in Soviet Foreign Policy

Muratbekova

2023

Journal of Eurasian Studies

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During the years of the Cold War, the opportunities for foreign scientific cooperation by Soviet scholars were limited. However, despite the impediments of the Soviet system, Central Asian science's cooperation with the outside world has continued. In virtue of being of Asian origin and Muslim and having profound knowledge and understanding of the language and civilizational processes of the East, Central Asian people had a special place in Soviet foreign policy. The Central Asians attracted the sympathy of the peoples of the East, which granted them access to their scientific and diplomatic connections. The paper examines how Central Asians used understanding of and ties to the East in diplomacy, for diplomacy, and with diplomacy. First, the paper unpacks the institutional and individual potential of Soviet Central Asian diplomacy and explains how it was used as a tool for Soviet strategy. The paper then examines Oriental studies as a knowledge basis that enabled improved and more in-depth Soviet diplomacy in the East given the pervasive and basic legacy of Oriental studies in studying the East. Further, Soviet involvement in UNESCO programmes in Asia provides insight into how Soviet policy used its soft power through international organisations. In conclusion, the author summarises how science diplomacy was used to further Soviet policy and evaluates the legacy of Soviet science diplomacy in light of recent developments.

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Section: Central Asians In Soviet Foreign Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Central Asians In Soviet Foreign Policymentioning

confidence: 99%