Talk:Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

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[edit] POV issues

I removed the most heavy ones. And nominated the article for POV-check. In particular the following paragraph should be examined:

During the Soviet period, Islam became a focal point for the antireligious drives of Communist authorities. The government closed most mosques, and religious schools became antireligious museums. Uzbeks who remained practicing Muslims were deemed nationalist and often targeted for imprisonment or execution. On the positive side, was the virtual elimination of illiteracy, even in rural areas. Only a small percentage of the population was literate before 1917; this percentage increased to nearly 100 percent under the Soviets. Cmapm 11:11, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't actually think there is anything wrong (apart from the mis-spelling of "practising"). illiteracy did virtually disappear in the Soviet period, Islam was targeted in the early years of Soviet rule. One thing that could be added is that during the second world war a few mosques were re-opened and the office of Mufti revived in Tashkent as Stalin was anxious to secure Muslim support. Limited official toleration of Islam remained throughout the post-war period. Sikandarji 09:22, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Uzbekistanposter.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:25, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed move to Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

It seems that given that the formal name for this nation was "Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic", the soviet prefix abbreviation (-"SSR") shouldn't be in the full article name. Therefore, I propose to move the article to its full form, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. We wouldn't have an article about North Korea titled "DPRK", would we? --Micahbrwn (talk) 09:56, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Please discuss this multimove here --Lox (t,c) 11:46, 30 December 2007 (UTC)