1929_Buryat_Revolt
1929 Buryat Revolt
The Buryat revolt against the Soviet Union in 1929
The 1929 Buryat Revolt was a poorly organized uprising within the Soviet Union, triggered by oppressive policies and discrimination against the Buryats, a Mongol ethnic group primarily adhering to Buddhism. The revolt was initiated in response to Joseph Stalin's forced collectivization strategy, which sought to amalgamate individual landholdings into collective farms. However, the Soviet regime quickly and ruthanically quashed the revolt, resulting in approximately 10,000 deaths and prompting some Buryats to escape southward to Mongolia. The failed uprising highlights the profound ethnic tensions and resistance to Soviet collectivization, leaving a lasting impact on the Buryat community and Soviet ethnic policies. [4]