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 Essay Outline: Argument and Evidence
Thesis: The methods used by the Soviet Muslims in preserving culture, identity, and traditions was effective in
the pursuit of Counter-Sovietization in the 1930s and 1940s.

Intro Paragraph: RQ: To what extent were the Sovietization Strategies in Badakshan, Armenia, and Ukraine
Distinct and Similar in the 1930s and 40s?

Focus of the Essay:

- To split essay into three parts → part I - talks about Sovietization methods used in
Badakshan
→ part II - talks about Sovietization methods used in
Armenia

→ part III - talks about Sovietization methods used in

Ukraine

Relevant Context:
- Helps us understand the Soviet or Communist towards certain groups (Armenians,
Muslims, Ukraineans)

Main Arguments:
- The Soviets purposefully implemented certain policies and restrictions, intended for
certain minority groups

Claim: The Sovietization Methods used in Badakshan

Main Idea/Argument
1: Evidence (Source) Analysis
Mystics and Commissars Mystics And Commissars by Alexandre
Bennigsen and S. Enders Wimbush is a very
valuable source as it dwelves deeper into a
different sect of Islam in comparison to the first
source which looks mostly at the Shia Ismaili’s.
The book also provides stats which provides a
detailed analysis (relevance) and provides
footnotes which shows the accuracy of the
source.

Evidence (Source) Analysis

Central Asian Ismailis
The book, Central Asian Ismailis, focuses on a
group of Muslims (Ismailis), there history and
more importantly the lifestyle they lived during
the Soviet era. The book dives into detail, maily
on laws/restrictions, people, and events.
 Analysis
Evidence (Source) A very valuable source which provides a wealth
Studying Islam in the Soviet Union of detail and lists on Soviet policies
- Michael Kemper

Evidence (Source) Analysis

Islam Education in the Soviet Union and A source which takes multiple perspectives and
its Successor States addresses many different policies used by the
- Kemper, Michael, Raoul Motika, and Soviets.
Stefan Reichmuth

Claim: The Sovietization Methods used in Armenia

Main Idea/Argument
2: Evidence (Source) Analysis
"THE IMPACT OF SOVIET POLICIES Valuable source that provides knowledge on
IN ARMENIA, 1920-1936; A STUDY OF Soviet Armenia during the 1930s. Also, this
PLANNED CULTURAL source can be critized (historically debated),
TRANSFORMATION - Proquest". which is good for a history IA.

Evidence (Source) Analysis

2023. Marxists.Org.
https://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/ov
erview/armeniansovietso00unse.pdf.
- USSR ARMENIA - title of book
Similar to previous source, this book provides
insight on the Soviet positive contributions to
the Armenian society. Also, historical debate
can be made against source due to bias which is
beneficial for History IA

Claim: The Sovietization Methods used in Ukraine

Main Idea/Argument
3: Evidence (Source) Analysis
Copy and paste cells 2023. Unesdoc.Unesco.Org. This source provides a lot of detail regarding
if you have more https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p positive policies and implementations the
arguments Soviets placed upon Ukraine
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Evidence (Source) Analysis

2023. Shron1.Chtyvo.Org.Ua.
https://shron1.chtyvo.org.ua/Lysiak-Rud
nytskyi_Ivan/The_Soviet_Ukraine_in_Hi
storical_Perspective_anhl.pdf?PHPSES
SID=ejk512o8evcmjabmmsbc5alkv3.
Source provides a historical perspective on the
Ukraine famine in 1932. This source also
believes the famine to have taken place as a
result of a collection of policies.
 Evidence (Source) Analysis
2023. Willzuzak.Ca. A very valuable source, written by Anne
Applebaum, which dives in depper to
https://willzuzak.ca/cl/bookreview/Apple determine whether the Ukarine starvation in
baum2017RedFamine.pdf. 1932 was planned, via a cimbiantion of laws
and policies or a coincidence.

Conclusion: Restate Thesis Soviet policies used in Badakshan, Armenia and

Ukraine varied

Restate Main Arguments The Soviets purposefully implemented certain

policies and restrictions, intended for certain
minority groups

Provide relevance and significance of the Helps us understand the Soviet or Communist
Topic towards certain groups (Armenians, Muslims,
Ukraineans)

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