On the question of the attitude of the Soviet government to the WAIS movement (1917–1918)
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2019-12-1-34-42
Abstract
The article deals with the Wäisi movement in Tatarstan. It also deals with some aspects of the then Wäisi movement leader S.-G. Wäisev (S.G. Vaisov) , his relationship with the Soviet authorities and what happened to him after 1917. The Wäisi movement, as a socio-religious organization striving for justice, was supported by the Soviet power. However, S.-G. Wäisev’s certain views and discrepancies with the the Tatar bourgeoisie and the Islamic clergy on one hand-side as well as his alliance with the Bolshevists became the reason for his death. The Bolshevist attitude to S.-G. Wäisev, who saw in him an useful ally, was clearly manifested during his funeral. Nevertheless, in the 1930s, the movement ceased to exist and its active member were executed.
Keywords
Wäisi,
movement of,
Wäisev S.-G.,
Wäisev,
Behauddin,
Revolution,
Russian,
October 1917,
Islam,
Tatar,
Bolshevist movement,
Bolsheviks,
Islam,
Kazan,
city of,
Wäisi movement
UDC: 993+297.1
About the Author
A. R. Faizullin
Sh. Marjani Institute of History of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Almaz R. Faizullin, Ph. D Candidate (Hist.), Sh. Marjani Institute of History of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan
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Faizullin A.R. On the question of the attitude of the Soviet government to the WAIS movement (1917–1918). Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2019;12(1):34-42. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2019-12-1-34-42
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