Chiński Turkiestan (Xinjiang) w polityce Związku Radzieckiego
Soviet Policy towards Chinese Turkestan (Xinjiang)

Summary/Abstract: The following article describes the Soviet presence in the Eastern Turkestan, a part of the People's Republic of China. The Soviet policy on this region was a resultant of two tendencies – pursuit of the vision of a global revolution and continuation of the essential principles of the tsarist policy, regarding Eastern Turkestan as a potential colony. The apogee of Soviet engagement in Turkestan was achieved in the late 1930s and early 1940s. After 1943 the Soviet presence in this Chinese province had progressively diminished. The USSR's last opportunity to benefit from exploitation of Turkestan was provided by the “Treaty” of 1950, yet after Stalin's death continuation of agreements contained therein initially proved difficult, and since early 1960s virtually impossible. Since then the territory of Xinjiang has undergone forceful Sinicization.

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