Indigenization

Indigenization or korenizatsiia was the Bolshevik policy toward nationalities, which promoted national cultures within a socialist framework.^[1]

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↑ “The coining of the word korenizatsiia was part of the Bolsheviks'
decolonizing rhetoric, which systematically favored the claims of indigenous
peoples over "newly arrived elements" (prishlye elementy). In 1923, however, kor-
enizatsiia was not yet in use. Instead, the term natsionalizatsiia was preferred,
which emphasized the project of nation-building. 47 This emphasis was echoed
in the national republics where the policy was simply named after the titular
nationality: Ukrainizatsiia, Uzbekizatsiia, Oirotizatsiia. The term korenizatsiia
emerged later from the central nationalities policy bureaucracy, which primar-
ily serviced extraterritorial national minorities and so preferred a term that
referred to all indigenous ( korennye) peoples, not just titular nationalities. Kor-
enizatsiia gradually emerged as the preferred term to describe this policy, but
it should be noted that Stalin always used natsionalizatsiia. 48
The 1923 resolutions established korenizatsiia as the most urgent item on the
Soviet nationalities policy agenda.”

Terry Martin (2001). The Affirmative Action Empire (p. 12). Cornell University Press, The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture, 1st,. [Anna's Archive]

[1] “The coining of the word korenizatsiia was part of the Bolsheviks'
decolonizing rhetoric, which systematically favored the claims of indigenous
peoples over "newly arrived elements" (prishlye elementy). In 1923, however, kor-
enizatsiia was not yet in use. Instead, the term natsionalizatsiia was preferred,
which emphasized the project of nation-building. 47 This emphasis was echoed
in the national republics where the policy was simply named after the titular
nationality: Ukrainizatsiia, Uzbekizatsiia, Oirotizatsiia. The term korenizatsiia
emerged later from the central nationalities policy bureaucracy, which primar-
ily serviced extraterritorial national minorities and so preferred a term that
referred to all indigenous ( korennye) peoples, not just titular nationalities. Kor-
enizatsiia gradually emerged as the preferred term to describe this policy, but
it should be noted that Stalin always used natsionalizatsiia. 48
The 1923 resolutions established korenizatsiia as the most urgent item on the
Soviet nationalities policy agenda.”

Terry Martin (2001). The Affirmative Action Empire (p. 12). Cornell University Press, The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture, 1st,. [Anna's Archive]

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