Monthly Archives: November 2010

Production is Glorious

All photos courtesy of a Tianya.cn BBS. See the original post and more photos here.

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The Bingtuan

Photos above courtesy of ‘Window into Xinjiang’ (新疆之窗). See the original page and more photos here.

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Land Reform in Xinjiang

All photos courtesy of the Xinjiang bingtuan. See the original page here. All images courtesy of Toghrulbeg. See the original site here.

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The Liberation of Kashgar

All photos courtesy of wlmqwb.com. See the original page with more photos here.

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Bandit Suppression in Xinjiang

All photos courtesy of Halamasi.com. View the original story in Chinese here. See also: Unlikely Immigrants: Xinjiang White Russians in the United States Douglas Mackiernan, Osman Batur, and the ‘Kazakh Exodus’ J. Hall Paxton and Xinjiang Refugees

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New Publication on Sino-Soviet Relations in Xinjiang

I received copies of an article I am publishing in the mail today so I thought I would share the abstract with readers: Charles Kraus. “Creating a Soviet ‘Semi-Colony’? Sino-Soviet Cooperation and its Demise in Xinjiang, 1949-1955.” The Chinese Historical Review … Continue reading

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New and Upcoming Books on Xinjiang

The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land by Gardner Bovingdon: For more than half a century many Uyghurs, members of a Muslim minority in northwestern China, have sought to achieve greater autonomy or outright independence. Yet the Chinese government has … Continue reading

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Unlikely Immigrants: Xinjiang White Russians in the United States

During the month of June, I spent quite a bit of time at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. I’ve already posted a few photos I found taken by the illustrious J. Hall Paxton, but I thought I’d introduce … Continue reading

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