Bulletin of the "Idel-Ural" Turk-Tatar Culture Society in Kobe
The reviewed publication is a facsimile reedition of “Bulletin of the “Idel-Ural” Turk-Tatar Culture Society in Kobe” (May 1934, is. 1-4), prepared by Japanese turcologist, Professor of Toyo University (Tokyo, Japan) Nobuo Misawa. The “Bulletin” is a manuscript journal published by Turk-Tatar Culture Society in Kobe city during the Turk-Tatar Community Congress the member of which were the followers of Ayaz Ishaki and “Idel-Ural” project. Three issues of the “Bulletin” were devoted to the preparation and review of the work of the First All-Japan Congress of the Turk-Tatars of Idel-Ural, held in Kobe on May 9-12, 1934. They contained preparatory materials for the Congress, articles describing the arrival of delegates to the Congress in Kobe, congratulatory and welcoming telegrams, as well as two articles on the review of the state of the Turk-Tatar movement in the Far East in the early 1930s. The third issue contained the program of the Congress and the names of delegates. One article described the opening ceremony of the Congress. The last fourth issue highlighted the work of the Congress on the second and third days. Since the work of the Congress in Kobe was taking place during the acute confrontation within the Turk-Tatar community between the supporters of Ayaz Iskhaki on one side, and Gabdulkhay Kurbangaleev on the other, the materials of the “Bulletin” reflected this conflict as well. The facsimile reedition of the “Bulletin” is of great historical value due to the unique character of the source, since it has introduced into scientific use important documents on the history of the Turk-Tatar emigration in the Far East. The publication of such rare materials is important because very few authentic materials related to the history of the Turk-Tatar emigration dre being kept in the state archives and libraries. The rare materials, having been preserved in private hands and family archives, also do not always reach a wide circle of researchers. In this regard, the introduction of new rare documents into scientific use is of great importance for the development of the historiography of the Tatar people history of the twentieth century. The “Bulletin” is very important document about the Turk-Tatar Diaspora in Northeast Asia.