This article is focused on the comprehensive analysis of the Soviet Union"s demarcation of the borders in Central Asia and the implication of related national identities from a common Central Asian identity to an individual national identity. Central ...
This article is focused on the comprehensive analysis of the Soviet Union"s demarcation of the borders in Central Asia and the implication of related national identities from a common Central Asian identity to an individual national identity. Central Asia, which had a common identity in the past, officially joined the constituent republics of the Soviet Union in 1924, and now the identity of individual peoples in Central Asia has begun to form. Academically, there is a tendency to describe this as an artificial creation of the Central Asian nation by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union created a new Central Asian individual nation. The Soviet Union demarcated the borders of Central Asia in 1924, created a new nation within the divided territory, and launched it as a constituent republic under the name of the nation. The Soviet Union began in 1922 with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Republic of South Caucasus. In 1924, these four constituent republics were joined by the republics of Uzbekistan, Kazakh and Turkmen. Specific border demarcation projects that began in 1924 brought conflicts between republics or ethnic groups. In addition to conflicts, there was a strong sense that certain ethnic groups were disadvantaged in territorial allocation. There was not enough discussion and deliberation regarding the sensitive area between ethnic groups on border issues.
Since independence in 1991, there have been horrific incidents that have resulted in hundreds of deaths due to border disputes in Central Asia. In order to fundamentally resolve these disputes in the future, close consultation between the heads of each republic will be required. Nevertheless, the root cause of the border disputes in Central Asia was caused by arbitrary border demarcation by the Soviet authorities after 1924. It is a difficult problem for the country that the legacy left by great powers has continued to this day and is still unresolved.