Socialist Republic of Turkestan

The Socialist Republic of Turkestan is a Central Asian nation. Formed during the Russian Civil War, the SRT is young, vibrant but is rocked with instability and a lack of civilian support.
= History =
== Russian Civil War (1925-1927) ==
== Post-conflict internal issues (1928-1935) ==
Once the Treaty of Bojnurd was signed and ratified, the SRT after so many years of violence and bloodshed could finally take a breather. However the revolution had not gone the way that most hoped. In spite of the original plan of a total socialist takeover of Russia, now only the SRT and SRR (Socialist Republic of Russia) were all that were left to show for the communist uprising. Not to mention the disparity between indigenous Turkic peoples and the Russian settlers. Despite the country's leaders and supporters preaching that the republic is a beacon for equality, the truth is much darker. The government has for the past 9 years been ruled by old, hardline Russian Bolsheviks. Russian is still the #1 taught language despite being a minority language in the country. The SRT also was not formed on any sort of ethnic basis, and is made up of Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Kyrgyz people and more. Ethnic conflicts abound across the nation due to this which only fuels the instability the country faces, which might also mean its collapse. 
In the country, there is also a problem of industrialization. The lands the SRT inherited is far from the perfect destination for industrial development. Also, without an adequate amount of resources, given that most of its neighbors do not recognize the republic also makes the sheer act of improve agricultural output difficult. However, renewed relations with the socialist East Turkestan in the early 1930s have improved these issues, and industrial development has been able to take off recently.
Another obstacle the republic and its people face is the outdated system of government. Even the Red Russians have moved more towards libertarian socialism in the past few years, but not the SRT. Its stances on authoritarianism remain the same, and it is this which drives a wedge between the country's government and people. Although the regime has been able to generally convince the people about the good of Marxism, communism and socialism even this has backfired on the government. The people have collectively fallen out of favor of authoritarian Bolshevism and the old guard of the revolution, instead preferring a more liberal approach to the matter, as Kollontism and even syndicalism has seen a rise in popularity.
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