Formation and development of Soviet autonomies in Chechnya and Ingushetia (1920-1934): polemic aspects
The article deals with polemic aspects of formation and development of autonomous regions in Chechnya and Ingushetia (1920-1934) in the context of the Soviet nation-building. The scientific relevance of the research consists in the application of the archival documents published for the first time. The main aspects of the topic are: debates of the early 1920-s on the choice of the status of Chechnya and Ingushetia; changes in the autonomies' territories; regulation of political and ethno-religious conflicts. The predominant motives of autonomies formation were the need to overcome the inter-ethnic conflicts, to follow the policy of 'positive discrimination'. In the 1930-s the motives changed in the direction of ensuring the central government control.