ETHNICITY FACTORS IN THE TERRITORIAL PARTITION OF URAL REGION AND BASHKORTOSTAN REPUBLIC IN THE 1920s

The article analyzes the situation of border conflicts between Ural region and Bashkir Autonomous Socialist Republic (BASSR) over territory bend Belaya Kama rivers in 1920s. It is emphasized that nowadays, there a narrative historiography about predominance “national republics” USSR 1920s, but this provision may be revised. Until 1918, lands question belonged to landowners, were inhabited by Russian peasants who took them on lease. After Bolsheviks came power abolition lease relations, both Bashkortostan claimed these territories. former pointed composition population, latter indicated established economic ties. paper examines detail development conflict, application existing mechanisms tools decision-making time, as well role ethnic component them. lengthy negotiations at level local authorities, no compromise was reached. authorities campaigned among population engaged specially trained respondents for surveys, while representatives refused accept any opinion did not correspond idea transferring with their land region. As result, issue considered Administrative Commission All-Russian Central Executive Committee, disputed territories assigned Therefore, state has abandoned prejudices past, principle played key defining boundaries regions. This example shows Bolsheviks, even early years Soviet power, guided only policy unconditional preferential treatment republics”.