Alash Autonomy

Alash Autonomy
  • Алаш Автономиясы (Kazakh)
  • Алашская автономия (Russian)
آلاچ اوردا
Алаш Орда (Kazakh)[1]
1917–1920
Flag of Alash Autonomy
Proposed flag (top)[2]
Flag mentioned in 1918 (bottom)
Seal of Alash Autonomy
Seal
Motto: Оян, Қазақ!
Oian, Qazaq!
Проснись, казах!
Wake up, Kazakh!
Anthem: «Оян, Қазақ!»
"Oian, Qazaq!"[3]
"Wake Up, Kazakh!"
The borders of the Alash Autonomy, included in Russia; the map also shows Turkestan, which also became an autonomous entity.
The borders of the Alash Autonomy, included in Russia; the map also shows Turkestan, which also became an autonomous entity.
StatusUnrecognized autonomy of Russia
CapitalAlash-Qala
Common languagesKazakh
Russian
Religion
Sunni Islam[4]
Governmentprovisional quasi-state
Prime Minister 
• 1917–1920
Alikhan Bukeikhanov
Historical eraRussian Civil War
• Established
26 December 1917
• Disestablished
26 August 1920
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Governor-Generalship of the Steppes
Russian Republic
Kirghiz ASSR
Russian SFSR
Today part ofKazakhstan
Russia

The Alash Autonomy,[a] also known as Alash Orda,[b] was an unrecognized Kazakh provisional government, or proto-state, located in Central Asia and was part of the Russian Republic, and then Soviet Russia. The Alash Autonomy was founded in 1917 by Kazakh elites, and disestablished after the Bolsheviks banned the ruling Alash party. The goal of the party was to obtain autonomy within Russia, and to form a national, democratic state. The political entity bordered Russian territories to the north and west, the Turkestan Autonomy to the south, and China to the east.

  1. ^ Матай, Нұра (30 March 2017). "1918 жылы шыққан «Абай» журналының №12 саны табылды" [1918-published 12th "Abay" Journal found] (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ "Каким был государственный флаг Автономии Алаш?". history.kz (in Russian). 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  3. ^ "'Wake up, Kazakh!' - Kazakh Patriotic Song". YouTube. Ingen. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ Koigeldiev, Mambet. "The Alash Movement and the Soviet Government: A Difference of Positions" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-09-12.


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