“Jadidism was not only about education, but also a purely political movement” – Historians

The truths about the “Young Bukharians” and “Young Khivans” movements, long hidden under the ideology of the former Soviet regime, are finally coming to light. This was stated by Bahrom Irzaev, Chief Researcher at the State Museum of Memory of the Victims of Repression.

“These movements formed the political wing of Jadidism. They may have existed for just over four years, but the Bukhara People’s Soviet Republic and the Khorezm People’s Soviet Republic played an invaluable role in the eventual formation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The constitutions, legal documents, and correspondence they produced are a revelation not only for the youth but even for historians themselves”, said Irzaev.

As part of the compositions being prepared by the museum on the themes of the “Young Bukharians Movement” and the “Young Khivans Movement”, these very historical documents, archival sources, and correspondences will be displayed. The truths forgotten during the Soviet era are now being studied with a new approach.

“We want to show that Jadidism was not only about education but was also a political movement on the path toward the idea of an independent Turkestan”, said Bahrom Irzaev.