Central Asia

• from 1915-1917 the Russian government attempted to draw on people from Central Asia to help with war effort however they weren't very fit for combat duties and were given other jobs
• the muslim resented that conscription had started during the ramadan period and the disrespect about their military skills was enough for them to rebel
• the 'conscription revolt' indicated how sensitive the population of Central Asia was to over-involvemnet of Russian rulers in their affairs
• the soviet regimes appeared more sensitive to the wants and needs of Central Asia however the more remote, harsh areas of the region were still used as dumping grounds form other parts of the Soviet Union that needed punishing. such as crimean tartars were deported to south Kazakhstan in 1945v having been accused of collaborating with Germany and many of them died in the severe conditions